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"You people think you know everything, don't you? You are sure that wisdom will die with you! |
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But I have a brain, just like you. I'm as clever as you are. In fact, everyone knows as much as you do. |
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"My friends laugh at me all the time, even though I called out to God and he answered. My friends laugh at me, even though I'm honest and right. |
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People who have an easy life look down on those who have problems. They think trouble comes only to those whose feet are slipping. |
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Why doesn't anyone bother the tents of robbers? Why do those who make God angry remain secure? They carry the statues of their gods in their hands! |
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"But ask the animals what God does. They will teach you. Or ask the birds of the air. They will tell you. |
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Or speak to the earth. It will teach you. Or let the fish of the ocean educate you. |
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Are there any of those creatures that don't know what the powerful hand of the Lord has done? |
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He holds the life of every creature in his hand. He controls the breath of every human being. |
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Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn't. And our ears tell us what's true and what isn't. |
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Old people are wise. Those who live a long time have understanding. |
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"Wisdom and power belong to God. Advice and understanding also belong to him. |
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What he tears down can't be rebuilt. Any man he puts in prison can't be set free. |
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If he holds back the water, everything dries up. If he lets the water loose, it floods the land. |
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Strength and success belong to him. Those who tell lies and those who believe them also belong to him. |
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He removes the wisdom of advisers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish. |
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He sets people free from the chains that kings put on them. Then he dresses the kings in the clothes of slaves. |
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He removes the authority of priests and leads them away. He removes from their positions those who have been in control for a long time. |
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He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders. |
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He looks down on proud leaders. He takes away the strength of those who are mighty. |
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He tells people the secrets of darkness. He brings evil plans out into the light. |
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He makes nations great, and then he destroys them. He makes nations grow, and then he scatters them. |
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He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth. He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives. |
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Without any light, they feel their way along in darkness. God makes them unsteady like those who get drunk. |
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