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Job 12

Job Chides His Accusers

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Then Jobh347  1respondedh6030ah559,

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"Trulyh551 thenh3588  ayou are the peopleh5971a, And with you wisdomh2451 will dieh4191!

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"But  aI have intelligenceh3824 as wellh1571 as you; I am not inferiorh5307 to you. And  1whoh4310 does not knowh854 suchh3644 things as theseh428?

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"I amh1961 a  ajokeh7814 to  1my friendsh7453, The one who calledh7121 on Godh433 and He answeredh6030a him; The justh6662 and  bblamelessh8549 man is a jokeh7814.

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1He who is at easeh7600 holdsh6248 calamityh6365 in contempth937, As preparedh3559 for those whose feeth7272 sliph4571.

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"The  atentsh168 of the destroyersh7703 prosperh7951, And those who provokeh7264 Godh410  bare secureh987,  1Whomh834 Godh433 bringsh935  cinto their powerh3027.

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"But nowh4994 askh7592 the beastsh929, and let them teachh3384 you; And the birdsh5775 of the heavensh8064, and let them tellh5046 you.

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"Orh176 speakh7878 to the earthh776, and let it teachh3384 you; And let the fishh1709 of the seah3220 declareh5608 to you.

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"Whoh4310 among allh3605 theseh428 does not knowh3045 That  athe handh3027 of the LORDh3068 has doneh6213a thish384,

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 aIn whoseh834 handh3027 is the lifeh5315 of everyh3605 livingh2416a thingh2416a, And  bthe breathh7307 of allh3605 mankindh376h1320?

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"Does not  athe earh241 testh974 wordsh4405, As the palateh2441  1tastesh2938 its foodh400?

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"Wisdomh2451 is with  aagedh3453 menh3453, With  1longh753 lifeh3117 is understandingh8394.

Job Speaks of the Power of God

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"With Him are  awisdomh2451 and  amighth1369; To Him belong counselh6098 and  bunderstandingh8394.

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"Beholdh2005, He  atearsh2040 downh2040, and it cannoth3808 be rebuilth1129; He  1 bimprisonsh5462 a manh376, and  2there can be noh3808 releaseh6605a.

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"Beholdh2005, He  arestrainsh6113 the watersh4325, and they dryh3001 up; And He  bsendsh7971 them out, and they  1inundateh2015 the earthh776.

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"With Him are strengthh5797 and soundh8454 wisdomh8454, The  amisledh7683 and the misleaderh7686 belong to Him.

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"He makes  acounselorsh3289 walkh1980  1barefooth7758 And makesh1984b foolsh1984b of  bjudgesh8199.

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"He  aloosensh6605a the  1bondh4147 of kingsh4428 And bindsh631 their loinsh4975 with a girdleh232.

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"He makes priestsh3548 walkh1980  1barefooth7758 And overthrowsh5557  athe secureh386 onesh386.

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"He deprivesh5493 the trustedh539 ones of speechh8193 And  atakesh3947 away the discernmenth2940 of the eldersh2205.

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"He  apoursh8210 contempth937 on noblesh5081 And  bloosensh7503 the belth4206b of the strongh650.

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"He  arevealsh1540 mysteriesh6013 from the darknessh2822 And bringsh3318 the deeph6757 darknessh6757 into lighth216.

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"He  amakesh7679 the nationsh1471 greath7679, then destroysh6 them; He  1enlargesh7849 the nationsh1471, then leadsh5148 them away.

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"He  adeprivesh5493 of intelligenceh3820 the chiefsh7218 of the earth'sh776 peopleh5971a And makes them wanderh8582 in a pathlessh3808h1870 wasteh8414.

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"They  agropeh4959 in darknessh2822 with noh3808 lighth216, And He makes them  bstaggerh8582 like a drunkenh7910 manh7910.



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