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OT Text: ALE BHS MAS WLC RAH |
NT Texts: NA26 WH PES

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Job 21:1

Then Job responded,

Job 21:2

"Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation.

Job 21:3

-"Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may ^(C1)mock me.

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Job 21:4

-"As for me, is ^(C1)my complaint ^(F1)to a mortal? Or ^(C2)why should ^(F2)I not be impatient?

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Job 21:5

-"Look at me, and be astonished, And ^(C1)put your hand over your mouth.

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Job 21:6

-"Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And ^(C1)horror takes hold of my flesh.

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Job 21:7

-"Why ^(C1)do the wicked still live, Grow old, and also become very ^(F1)^(C2)powerful?

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Job 21:8

-"Their ^(F1)^(C1)descendants endure with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,

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Job 21:9

Their houses ^(C1)are safe from fear, And the ^(F1)rod of God is not on them.

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Job 21:10

-"His ox mates ^(F1)without fail; His cow calves and does not miscarry.

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Job 21:11

-"They send out their boys like the flock, And their children dance.

Job 21:12

-"They ^(F1)sing with the tambourine and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the flute.

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Job 21:13

-"They ^(C1)spend their days in prosperity, And ^(F1)suddenly they go down to ^(F2)Sheol.

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Job 21:14

-"Yet they say to God, '^(C1)Go away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

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Job 21:15

-'^(F1)Who is ^(F2)the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And ^(C1)what would we gain if we plead with Him?'

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Job 21:16

-"Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The ^(C1)advice of the wicked is far from me.

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Job 21:17

"How often is ^(C1)the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their ^(C2)disaster fall on them? Does ^(F1)God apportion destruction in His anger?

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Job 21:18

-"Are they as ^(C1)straw before the wind, And like ^(C2)chaff which the storm carries away?

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Job 21:19

-"You say, '^(C1)God saves up ^(F1)a person's ^(F2)wrongdoing for his sons.' Let ^(F3)God repay him so that he may know it.

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Job 21:20

-"Let his ^(C1)own eyes see his destruction, And let him ^(C2)drink of the wrath of ^(F1)the Almighty.

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Job 21:21

-"For what does he care about his household ^(F1)after him, When the number of his months is at an end?

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Job 21:22

-"Can anyone ^(C1)teach God knowledge, In that He ^(C2)judges those on high?

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Job 21:23

-"One ^(C1)dies in his full strength, Being wholly undisturbed and at ease;

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Job 21:24

His ^(F1)sides are filled with fat, And the ^(C1)marrow of his bones is wet,

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Job 21:25

While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even ^(F1)tasting anything good.

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Job 21:26

-"Together they ^(C1)lie down in the dust, And ^(C2)maggots cover them.

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Job 21:27

"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plots you devise against me.

Job 21:28

-"For you say, 'Where is the house of ^(C1)the nobleman, And where is the ^(C2)tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?'

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Job 21:29

-"Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their ^(F1)evidence?

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Job 21:30

-"For the ^(C1)wicked person is spared ^(F1)a day of disaster; They ^(F2)are led away from ^(C2)a day of fury.

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Job 21:31

-"Who ^(F1)confronts him with his actions, And who repays him for what he has done?

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Job 21:32

-"When he is carried to the grave, People will keep watch over his tomb.

Job 21:33

-"The ^(C1)clods of the valley will ^(F1)gently cover him; Moreover, ^(C2)all mankind will ^(F2)follow after him, While countless others go before him.

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Job 21:34

-"So how dare you give me empty ^(C1)comfort? For your answers remain nothing but falsehood!"

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Job 22:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

Job 22:2

"Can a strong ^(C1)man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself?

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Job 22:3

-"Is it any pleasure to ^(F1)the Almighty if you are righteous, Or gain if you make your ways blameless?

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Job 22:4

-"Is it because of your ^(F1)reverence that He punishes you, That He ^(C1)enters into judgment against you?

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Job 22:5

-"Is ^(C1)your wickedness not abundant, And is there no end to your guilty deeds?

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Job 22:6

-"For you have ^(C1)seized pledges from your brothers without cause, And ^(F1)^(C2)stripped people naked.

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Job 22:7

-"You have ^(C1)given the weary no water to drink, And you have ^(C2)withheld bread from the hungry.

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Job 22:8

-"But the earth ^(C1)belongs to the ^(C2)powerful man, And ^(C3)the one who is honorable dwells on it.

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Job 22:9

-"You have sent ^(C1)widows away empty, And the ^(F1)strength of ^(C2)orphans has been crushed.

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Job 22:10

-"Therefore ^(C1)traps surround you, And sudden ^(C2)dread terrifies you,

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Job 22:11

Or ^(C1)darkness, so that you cannot see, And a ^(C2)flood of water covers you.

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Job 22:12

"Is God not ^(C1)in the height of heaven? Look also at the ^(F1)highest stars, how high they are!

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Job 22:13

-"But you say, '^(C1)What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?

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Job 22:14

-'^(C1)Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the ^(F1)vault of heaven.'

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Job 22:15

-"Will you keep to the ancient path Which ^(C1)wicked people have walked,

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Job 22:16

Who were snatched away ^(C1)before their time, Whose ^(C2)foundations were ^(F1)washed away by a river?

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Job 22:17

-"They ^(C1)said to God, 'Go away from us!' And 'What can ^(F1)the Almighty do to them?'

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Job 22:18

-"Yet He ^(C1)filled their houses with good things; But ^(C2)the advice of the wicked is far from me.

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Job 22:19

-"The ^(C1)righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, saying,

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Job 22:20

'Truly our enemies are eliminated, And ^(C1)fire has consumed their ^(F1)abundance.'

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Job 22:21

"^(C1)Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.

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Job 22:22

-"Please receive ^(F1)^(C1)instruction from His mouth, And put His words in your heart.

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Job 22:23

-"If you ^(C1)return to ^(F1)the Almighty, you will be ^(F2)restored; If you ^(C2)remove injustice far from your tent,

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Job 22:24

And ^(C1)put your ^(F1)gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

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Job 22:25

Then ^(F1)the Almighty will be your ^(F2)gold And abundant silver to you.

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Job 22:26

-"For then you will ^(C1)take pleasure in ^(F1)the Almighty And lift up your face to God.

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Job 22:27

-"You will ^(C1)pray to Him, and ^(C2)He will hear you; And you will pay your vows.

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Job 22:28

-"You will also decide something, and it will be established for you; And ^(C1)light will shine on your ways.

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Job 22:29

-"When ^(F1)they have brought you low, you will speak with ^(F2)confidence, And He will save the ^(F3)^(C1)humble person.

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Job 22:30

-"He will rescue one who is not innocent, And he will be ^(C1)rescued due to the cleanness of your hands."

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Job 23:1

Then Job responded,

Job 23:2

"Even today my ^(C1)complaint is rebellion; ^(F1)His hand is ^(C2)heavy despite my groaning.

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Job 23:3

-"Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!

Job 23:4

-"I would ^(C1)present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.

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Job 23:5

-"I would learn the words which He would ^(F1)answer, And perceive what He would tell me.

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Job 23:6

-"Would He contend with me by ^(C1)the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.

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Job 23:7

-"There the upright would ^(C1)argue with Him; And I ^(F1)would be ^(C2)free of my Judge forever.

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Job 23:8

"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I ^(C1)cannot perceive Him;

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Job 23:9

When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.

Job 23:10

-"But He knows the ^(F1)way I take; When He has ^(C1)put me to the test, I will come out as gold.

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Job 23:11

-"My foot has ^(C1)held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

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Job 23:12

-"I have not ^(F1)failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the ^(C1)words of His mouth ^(F2)more than my ^(F3)necessary food.

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Job 23:13

-"But He is unique, and who can ^(F1)make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.

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Job 23:14

-"For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.

Job 23:15

-"Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.

Job 23:16

-"It is God who has made my ^(C1)heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,

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Job 23:17

But I ^(C1)am not destroyed by darkness, Nor by ^(C2)deep gloom which covers me.

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