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Job continued his answer: |
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"God All-Powerful has been unfair to me; he has made my life bitter. But I swear by his life, |
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as long as I have life in me, as long as breath from God is in my nostrils, |
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I will not be a hypocrite. I will not lie. |
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You will never hear me say you men are right! Until the day I die I will not be untrue to myself. |
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I will hold on to my innocence and never let go! My conscience will always be clear! |
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May my enemies be punished like those who are evil. May those who stood against me end up like all who have done wrong. |
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What hope do people without God have when it is time to die, when God takes their life away? |
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When they have troubles and cry out for help, God will not listen to them! |
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It will be too late for them to enjoy talking with God All-Powerful. They should have prayed to God all the time. |
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"I will teach you about God's power. I will not hide anything about God All-Powerful. |
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But you have seen it all with your own eyes. So why do you say such useless things? |
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"Here is what God has planned for those who are evil. This is what cruel people will get from God All-Powerful. |
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They may have many children, but all of them will be killed in war. Or their children will not have enough to eat. |
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All those who are left will die, and the widows will not even cry for them. |
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Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt. They may have so many clothes that they are like piles of clay. |
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But their piles of clothes will be worn by those who have lived right. All that silver will be given to those who have done no wrong. |
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Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long. They will be like a spider's web or a guard's tent. |
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They might be rich when they go to bed, but when they open their eyes, all their riches will be gone. |
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Terrible fears will come over them like a flood, like a storm in the night that blows everything away. |
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The east wind will carry them away, and they will be gone. The storm will sweep them out of their homes. |
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They may try to run away from the power of the storm, but it will come down on them without mercy. |
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It will sound like it is clapping its hands as they run away. It will whistle at them as they run from their homes." |
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