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But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;

But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God;

Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.

But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?

But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.

[But] I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage [your pain].

But now he hath made me weary; … thou hast made desolate all my family;

I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.

But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.

[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,

He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

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

Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.