Job
Job
15:1
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
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Job
15:2
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
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Job
15:3
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
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Job
15:4
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
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Job
15:5
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
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15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
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Job
15:7
[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
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Job
15:8
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
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Job
15:9
What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
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15:10
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
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Job
15:11
[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
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Job
15:12
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
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Job
15:13
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
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Job
15:14
What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
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Job
15:15
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
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15:16
How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
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15:17
I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
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Job
15:18
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:
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15:19
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
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Job
15:20
The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
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Job
15:21
A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
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Job
15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
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Job
15:23
He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
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Job
15:24
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
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Job
15:25
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
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Job
15:26
He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
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15:27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.
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Job
15:28
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
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Job
15:29
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
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Job
15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
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Job
15:31
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
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Job
15:32
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
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Job
15:33
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
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Job
15:34
For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be] desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be] desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
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Job
15:35
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
