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Empty words, Job! Empty words! |
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No one who is wise would talk the way you do or defend himself with such meaningless words. |
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If you had your way, no one would fear God; no one would pray to him. |
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Your wickedness is evident by what you say; you are trying to hide behind clever words. |
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There is no need for me to condemn you; you are condemned by every word you speak. |
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Do you think you were the first person born? Were you there when God made the mountains? |
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Did you overhear the plans God made? Does human wisdom belong to you alone? |
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There is nothing you know that we don't know. |
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We learned our wisdom from gray-haired people--- those born before your father. |
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God offers you comfort; why still reject it? We have spoken for him with calm, even words. |
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But you are excited and glare at us in anger. |
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You are angry with God and denounce him. |
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Can any human being be really pure? Can anyone be right with God? |
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Why, God does not trust even his angels; even they are not pure in his sight. |
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And we drink evil as if it were water; yes, we are corrupt; we are worthless. |
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Now listen, Job, to what I know. |
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Those who are wise have taught me truths which they learned from their ancestors, and they kept no secrets hidden. |
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Their land was free from foreigners; there was no one to lead them away from God. |
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The wicked who oppress others will be in torment as long as they live. |
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Voices of terror will scream in their ears, and robbers attack when they think they are safe. |
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They have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them, |
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and vultures are waiting to eat their corpses. They know their future is dark; |
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disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them. |
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That is the fate of those who shake their fists at God and defy the Almighty. |
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They are proud and rebellious; they stubbornly hold up their shields and rush to fight against God. |
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They are the ones who captured cities and seized houses whose owners had fled, but war will destroy those cities and houses. |
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They will not remain rich for long; nothing they own will last. Even their shadows will vanish, |
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and they will not escape from darkness. They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind. |
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If they are foolish enough to trust in evil, then evil will be their reward. |
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Before their time is up they will wither, wither like a branch and never be green again. |
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They will be like vines that lose their unripe grapes; like olive trees that drop their blossoms. |
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There will be no descendants for godless people, and fire will destroy the homes built by bribery. |
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These are the ones who plan trouble and do evil; their hearts are always full of deceit. |
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