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"Listen carefully to what I'm saying. Let that be the comfort you people give me. |
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Put up with me while I speak. After I've spoken, you can make fun of me! |
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"I'm not arguing with mere human beings. So why shouldn't I be angry and uneasy? |
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Look at me and be amazed. Put your hand over your mouth and stop talking! |
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When I think about these things, I'm terrified. My whole body trembles. |
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Why do sinful people keep on living? The older they grow, the richer they get. |
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They see their children grow up around them. They watch their family increase in number. |
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Their homes are safe. They don't have to be afraid. God isn't punishing them. |
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Every time their bulls mate, their cows become pregnant. And the calves don't die before they are born. |
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Sinful people send their children out like a flock of lambs. Their little ones dance around. |
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They sing to the music of tambourines and harps. They have a good time while flutes are being played. |
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Those who are evil spend their years living well. They go down to their graves in peace. |
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But they say to God, 'Leave us alone! We don't want to know how you want us to live. |
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Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him? What would we get if we prayed to him?' |
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But they aren't in control of their own success. So I don't pay any attention to the advice they give. |
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"How often are their lamps blown out? How often does trouble come on them? How often does God punish them when he's angry? |
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How often are they like dried-up seed coverings blowing in the wind? How often are they like straw swept away by a storm? |
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People say, 'God punishes a man's children for his sins.' But let him punish the man himself. Then he'll learn a lesson from it. |
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Let his own eyes see how he is destroyed. Let him drink the wine of the Mighty One's anger. |
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What does he care about the family he leaves behind? What does he care about them when his life comes to an end? |
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"Can anyone teach God anything? After all, he judges even the angels in heaven. |
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Some people die while they are still very strong. They are completely secure. They have an easy life. |
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They are well fed. Their bodies are healthy. |
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Others die while their spirits are bitter. They've never enjoyed anything good. |
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Side by side they lie in the dust of death. The worms in their graves cover all of them. |
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"I know exactly what you people are thinking. I know you are planning to do bad things to me. |
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You are saying to yourselves, 'Where is the great man's house now? Where are the tents where his evil family lived?' |
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Haven't you ever asked questions of those who travel? Haven't you paid any attention to their stories? |
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They'll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They'll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge. |
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Who speaks against them for the way they act? Who pays them back for what they've done? |
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Their bodies will be carried to their graves. Guards will watch over their tombs. |
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The soil in the valley will be pleasant to those who have died. Many people will walk along behind their bodies. Many others will walk in front of them. |
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"So how can you comfort me with your speeches? They don't make any sense at all. Your answers are nothing but lies!" |
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