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"You people really know everything, don't you? And when you die, wisdom will die with you! |
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Well, I know a few things myself-- and you're no better than I am. Who doesn't know these things you've been saying? |
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Yet my friends laugh at me, for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me. |
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People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling. |
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But robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God live in safety-- though God keeps them in his power. |
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"Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. |
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Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you. |
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For they all know that my disaster has come from the hand of the LORD. |
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For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being. |
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The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods. |
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Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old. |
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"But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his. |
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What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape. |
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If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth. |
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Yes, strength and wisdom are his; deceivers and deceived are both in his power. |
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He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools. |
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He removes the royal robe of kings. They are led away with ropes around their waist. |
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He leads priests away, stripped of status; he overthrows those with long years in power. |
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He silences the trusted adviser and removes the insight of the elders. |
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He pours disgrace upon princes and disarms the strong. |
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"He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom. |
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He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them. |
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He strips kings of understanding and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland. |
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They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards. |
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