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Then answered[H6030]Zophar[H6691] the Naamathite[H5284], and said[H559],
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Should not the multitude[H7230] of words[H1697] be answered?[H6030] and should a man[H376] full of talk[H8193] be justified?[H6663]
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Should thy lies[H907]make[H2790]men[H4962] hold their peace?[H2790] and when thou mockest[H3932], shall no man make[H2790] thee ashamed?[H3637]
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For thou hast said[H559], My doctrine[H3948] is pure[H2134], and I am clean[H1249] in thine eyes[H5869].
5But[H199] oh that[H5414]God[H433] would speak[H1696], and open[H6605] his lips[H8193] against thee;
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And that he would shew[H5046] thee the secrets[H8587] of wisdom[H2451], that they are double[H3718] to that which is[H8454]! Know[H3045] therefore that God[H433]exacteth[H5382] of thee less than thine iniquity[H5771] deserveth.
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Canst thou by searching[H2714]find[H4672]out[H4672]God?[H433] canst thou find[H4672]out[H4672] the Almighty[H7706] unto perfection?[H8503]
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It is as high[H1363] as heaven[H8064]; what canst thou do?[H6466]deeper[H6013] than hell[H7585]; what canst thou know?[H3045]
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The measure[H4055] thereof is longer[H752] than the earth[H776], and broader[H7342] than the sea[H3220].
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If he cut off[H2498], and shut up[H5462], or gather together[H6950], then who can hinder[H7725] him?
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For he knoweth[H3045]vain[H7723]men[H4962]: he seeth[H7200]wickedness[H205] also; will he not then consider[H995] it?
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For vain[H5014]man[H376] would be wise[H3823], though man[H120] be born[H3205] like a wild ass's colt[H5895].
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If thou prepare[H3559] thine heart[H3820], and stretch[H6566] out thine hands[H3709] toward him;
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If iniquity[H205] be in thine hand[H3027], put it far away[H7368], and let not wickedness[H5766]dwell[H7931] in thy tabernacles[H168].
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For then shalt thou lift up[H5375] thy face[H6440] without spot[H3971]; yea, thou shalt be stedfast[H3332], and shalt not fear[H3372]:
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Because thou shalt forget[H7911] thy misery[H5999], and remember[H2142] it as waters[H4325] that pass away[H5674]:
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And thine age[H2465] shall be clearer[H6965] than the noonday[H6672]; thou shalt shine forth[H5774], thou shalt be as the morning[H1242].
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And thou shalt be secure[H982], because there is[H3426]hope[H8615]; yea, thou shalt dig[H2658] about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest[H7901] in safety[H983].
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Also thou shalt lie down[H7257], and none shall make thee[H6440]afraid[H2729]; yea, many[H7227] shall make suit[H2470] unto thee[H6440].
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But the eyes[H5869] of the wicked[H7563] shall fail[H3615], and they shall not escape[H6], and their hope[H8615] shall be as the giving up[H4646] of the ghost[H5315].