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1
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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied, |
2
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"Job, suppose someone tries to talk to you. Will that make you uneasy? I can't keep from speaking up. |
3
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Look, you taught many people. You made weak hands strong. |
4
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Your words helped those who had fallen down. You made shaky knees strong. |
5
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Now trouble comes to you. And you are unhappy about it. It strikes you down. And you are afraid. |
6
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Shouldn't you worship God and trust in him? Shouldn't your honest life give you hope? |
7
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"Here's something to think about. Have blameless people ever been wiped out? Have honest people ever been completely destroyed? |
8
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Here's what I've observed. People gather a crop from what they plant. If they plant evil and trouble, that's what they will harvest. |
9
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The breath of God destroys them. The blast of his anger wipes them out. |
10
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Powerful lions might roar and growl. But their teeth are broken. |
11
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Lions die because they don't have any food. Then their cubs are scattered. |
12
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"A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper. |
13
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I had a scary dream one night. I was sound asleep. |
14
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Fear and trembling grabbed hold of me. That made every bone in my body shake. |
15
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A spirit glided past my face. The hair on my body stood on end. |
16
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Then the spirit stopped. But I couldn't tell what it was. Something stood there in front of me. I heard a soft voice. |
17
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It said, 'Can a human being be more right than God? Can a mere man be more pure than the One who made him? |
18
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God doesn't trust those who serve him. He even brings charges against his angels. |
19
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So he'll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth. |
20
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Between sunrise and sunset they are broken to pieces. Nobody even notices. They disappear forever. |
21
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Like a tent that falls down, they get weak. They die because they didn't follow God's wisdom.' " |