Job.22.1

Once again Eliphaz the Temanite took up his theme:

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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

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Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

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"Are any of us strong enough to give God a hand, or smart enough to give him advice?

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"Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise man benefit him?

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"Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?

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"Can a person's actions be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?

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So what if you were righteous--would God Almighty even notice? Even if you gave a perfect performance, do you think he'd applaud?

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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?

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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?

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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?

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Do you think it's because he cares about your purity that he's disciplining you, putting you on the spot?

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"Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?

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"Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?

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Is it because of your reverence for him that he accuses and judges you?

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Hardly! It's because you're a first-class moral failure, because there's no end to your sins.

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Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?

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Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end?

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Not at all! It is because of your wickedness! Your guilt has no limit!

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When people came to you for help, you took the shirts off their backs, exploited their helplessness.

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You demanded security from your brothers for no reason; you stripped men of their clothing, leaving them naked.

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For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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"For example, you must have lent money to your friend and then kept the clothing he gave you as a pledge. Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

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You wouldn't so much as give a drink to the thirsty, or food, not even a scrap, to the hungry.

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You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,

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You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

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You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry.

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And there you sat, strong and honored by everyone, surrounded by immense wealth!

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though you were a powerful man, owning land- an honored man, living on it.

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But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.

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After all, you think the land belongs to the powerful and that those who are privileged have a right to it!

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You turned poor widows away from your door; heartless, you crushed orphans.

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And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.

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You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

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You must have sent widows away without helping them and crushed the strength of orphans.

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Now you're the one trapped in terror, paralyzed by fear. Suddenly the tables have turned!

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That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,

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Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,

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That is why you are surrounded by traps and sudden fears.

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How do you like living in the dark, sightless, up to your neck in flood waters?

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why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.

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Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you.

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That is why you cannot see in the darkness, and waves of water cover you.

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"You agree, don't you, that God is in charge? He runs the universe--just look at the stars!

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"Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!

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"Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!

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"God is so great--higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.

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Yet you dare raise questions: "What does God know? From that distance and darkness, how can he judge?

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Yet you say, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?

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And you say, "What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?

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But you reply, `That's why God can't see what I am doing! How can he judge through the thick darkness?

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He roams the heavens wrapped in clouds, so how can he see us?'

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Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.'

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Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.'

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For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.'

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"Are you going to persist in that tired old line that wicked men and women have always used?

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Will you keep to the old path that evil men have trod?

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Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,

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"Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?

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Where did it get them? They died young, flash floods sweeping them off to their doom.

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They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.

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Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

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They were snatched away in the prime of life, and the foundations of their lives were washed away forever.

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They told God, "Get lost! What good is God Almighty to us?'

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They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'

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They said to God, "Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?'

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For they said to God, `Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?'

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And yet it was God who gave them everything they had. It's beyond me how they can carry on like this!

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Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked.

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Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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But they forgot that he had filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.

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"Good people see bad people crash, and call for a celebration. Relieved, they crow,

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"The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,

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"The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them:

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"Now the righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, and the innocent will laugh them to scorn.

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"At last! Our enemies--wiped out. Everything they had and stood for is up in smoke!'

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'Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.'

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"Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.'

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They will say, `Surely our enemies have been destroyed. The last of them have been consumed in the fire.'

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"Give in to God, come to terms with him and everything will turn out just fine.

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"Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.

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"Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.

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"Stop quarreling with God! If you agree with him, you will have peace at last, and things will go well for you.

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Let him tell you what to do; take his words to heart.

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Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

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Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart.

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Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart.

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Come back to God Almighty and he'll rebuild your life. Clean house of everything evil.

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If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent

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If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.

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If you return to the Almighty and clean up your life, you will be restored.

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Relax your grip on your money and abandon your gold-plated luxury.

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and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,

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Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

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Give up your lust for money, and throw your precious gold into the river.

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God Almighty will be your treasure, more wealth than you can imagine.

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then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.

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Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;

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Then the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver!

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"You'll take delight in God, the Mighty One, and look to him joyfully, boldly.

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Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.

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For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.

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"Then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and look up to God.

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You'll pray to him and he'll listen; he'll help you do what you've promised.

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You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

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You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.

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You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him.

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You'll decide what you want and it will happen; your life will be bathed in light.

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What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.

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You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.

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Whatever you decide to do will be accomplished, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.

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To those who feel low you'll say, "Chin up! Be brave!' and God will save them.

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When men are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast.

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When they cast you down, and you say, "Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person.

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If someone is brought low and you say, `Help him up,' God will save the downcast.

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Yes, even the guilty will escape, escape through God's grace in your life." Job's Defense I'm Completely in the Dark

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He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

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He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands."

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Then even sinners will be rescued by your pure hands."

Job.23.1

Job replied:

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Then Job replied:

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Then Job answered and said:

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Then Job spoke again:

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"I'm not letting up--I'm standing my ground. My complaint is legitimate. God has no right to treat me like this--it isn't fair!

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"Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

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"Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning.

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"My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud.

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If I knew where on earth to find him, I'd go straight to him.

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If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!

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Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!

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If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his throne and talk with him there.

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I'd lay my case before him face-to-face, give him all my arguments firsthand.

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I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.

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I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

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I would lay out my case and present my arguments.

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I'd find out exactly what he's thinking, discover what's going on in his head.

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I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say.

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I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me.

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Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me.

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Do you think he'd dismiss me or bully me? No, he'd take me seriously.

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Would he oppose me with great power? No, he would not press charges against me.

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Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.

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Would he merely argue with me in his greatness? No, he would give me a fair hearing.

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He'd see a straight--living man standing before him; my Judge would acquit me for good of all charges.

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There an upright man could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

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There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

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Fair and honest people can reason with him, so I would be acquitted by my Judge.

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"I travel East looking for him--I find no one; then West, but not a trace;

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"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.

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"Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

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"I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him.

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I go North, but he's hidden his tracks; then South, but not even a glimpse.

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When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.

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When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.

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I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I turn to the south, but I cannot find him.

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"But he knows where I am and what I've done. He can cross-examine me all he wants, and I'll pass the test with honors.

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But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

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But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

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But he knows where I am going. And when he has tested me like gold in a fire, he will pronounce me innocent.

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I've followed him closely, my feet in his footprints, not once swerving from his way.

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My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.

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My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

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"For I have stayed in God's paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.

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I've obeyed every word he's spoken, and not just obeyed his advice--I've treasured it.

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I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

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I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.

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I have not departed from his commands but have treasured his word in my heart.

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"But he is singular and sovereign. Who can argue with him? He does what he wants, when he wants to.

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"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.

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"But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.

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Nevertheless, his mind concerning me remains unchanged, and who can turn him from his purposes? Whatever he wants to do, he does.

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He'll complete in detail what he's decided about me, and whatever else he determines to do.

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He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store.

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For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.

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So he will do for me all he has planned. He controls my destiny.

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Is it any wonder that I dread meeting him? Whenever I think about it, I get scared all over again.

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That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.

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Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

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No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. When I think of it, terror grips me.

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God makes my heart sink! God Almighty gives me the shudders!

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God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

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For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;

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God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

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I'm completely in the dark, I can't see my hand in front of my face.

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Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

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Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.

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Darkness is all around me; thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere.

Job.24.1

"But if Judgment Day isn't hidden from the Almighty, why are we kept in the dark?

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"Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?

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"Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days?

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"Why doesn't the Almighty open the court and bring judgment? Why must the godly wait for him in vain?

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There are people out there getting by with murder--stealing and lying and cheating.

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Men move boundary stones; they pasture flocks they have stolen.

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"Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them;

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Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal flocks of sheep,

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They rip off the poor and exploit the unfortunate,

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They drive away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox in pledge.

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They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox as a pledge.

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and they even take donkeys from the poor and fatherless. A poor widow must surrender her valuable ox as collateral for a loan.

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Push the helpless into the ditch, bully the weak so that they fear for their lives.

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They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

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They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide.

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The poor are kicked aside; the needy must hide together for safety.

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The poor, like stray dogs and cats, scavenge for food in back alleys.

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Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland provides food for their children.

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Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

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Like the wild donkeys in the desert, the poor must spend all their time just getting enough to keep body and soul together. They go into the desert to search for food for their children.

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They sort through the garbage of the rich, eke out survival on handouts.

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They gather fodder in the fields and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.

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They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

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They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.

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Homeless, they shiver through cold nights on the street; they've no place to lay their heads.

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Lacking clothes, they spend the night naked; they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.

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They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

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All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering.

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Exposed to the weather, wet and frozen, they huddle in makeshift shelters.

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They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.

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They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.

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They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.

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Nursing mothers have their babies snatched from them; the infants of the poor are kidnapped and sold.

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The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.

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"Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor.

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"The wicked snatch a widow's child from her breast; they take the baby as a pledge for a loan.

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They go about patched and threadbare; even the hard workers go hungry.

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Lacking clothes, they go about naked; they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.

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They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

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The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They are forced to carry food while they themselves are starving.

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No matter how back-breaking their labor, they can never make ends meet.

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They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

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They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

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They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.

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People are dying right and left, groaning in torment. The wretched cry out for help and God does nothing, acts like nothing's wrong!

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The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing.

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The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong.

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The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God does not respond to their moaning.

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"Then there are those who avoid light at all costs, who scorn the light-filled path.

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"There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.

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"There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.

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"Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways. They will not stay in its paths.

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When the sun goes down, the murderer gets up--kills the poor and robs the defenseless.

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When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up and kills the poor and needy; in the night he steals forth like a thief.

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The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief.

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The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief.

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Sexual predators can't wait for nightfall, thinking, "No one can see us now.'

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The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, 'No eye will see me,' and he keeps his face concealed.

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The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, "No eye will see me'; And he disguises his face.

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The adulterer waits for the twilight, for he says, `No one will see me then.' He masks his face so no one will know him.

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Burglars do their work at night, but keep well out of sight through the day. They want nothing to do with light.

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In the dark, men break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light.

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In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light.

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They break into houses at night and sleep in the daytime. They are not acquainted with the light.

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Deep darkness is morning for that bunch; they make the terrors of darkness their companions in crime.

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For all of them, deep darkness is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.

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For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

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The black night is their morning. They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.

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"They are scraps of wood floating on the water--useless, cursed junk, good for nothing.

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"Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.

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"They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.

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"But they disappear from the earth as quickly as foam is swept down a river. Everything they own is cursed, so that no one enters their vineyard.

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As surely as snow melts under the hot, summer sun, sinners disappear in the grave.

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As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.

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As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.

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Death consumes sinners just as drought and heat consume snow.

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The womb has forgotten them, worms have relished them--nothing that is evil lasts.

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The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; evil men are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

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The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should be broken like a tree.

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Even the sinner's own mother will forget him. Worms will find him sweet to eat. No one will remember him. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.

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Unscrupulous, they prey on those less fortunate.

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They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.

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For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow.

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For they have taken advantage of the childless who have no protecting sons. They refuse to help the needy widows.

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However much they strut and flex their muscles, there's nothing to them. They're hollow.

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But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

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"But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life.

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"God, in his power, drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance in life.

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They may have an illusion of security, but God has his eye on them.

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He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.

Job.24.23

He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways.

Job.24.23

They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them.

Job.24.24

They may get their brief successes, but then it's over, nothing to show for it. Like yesterday's newspaper, they're used to wrap up the garbage.

Job.24.24

For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

Job.24.24

They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain.

Job.24.24

And though they are great now, in a moment they will be gone like all others, withered like heads of grain.

Job.24.25

You're free to try to prove me a liar, but you won't be able to do it." Bildad's Third Attack Even the Stars Aren't Perfect in God's Eyes

Job.24.25

"If this is not so, who can prove me false and reduce my words to nothing?"

Job.24.25

"Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?"

Job.24.25

"Can anyone claim otherwise? Who can prove me wrong?"