Job
Job
21:1
But Job answered and said,
But Job answered and said,
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Job
21:2
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
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Job
21:3
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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Job
21:4
As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?
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Job
21:5
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.
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Job
21:6
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
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Job
21:7
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
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Job
21:8
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
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Job
21:9
Their houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the rod of God upon them.
Their houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the rod of God upon them.
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Job
21:10
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
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Job
21:11
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
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Job
21:12
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
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Job
21:13
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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Job
21:14
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
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Job
21:15
What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
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Job
21:16
Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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Job
21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
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Job
21:18
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
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Job
21:19
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
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Job
21:20
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
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Job
21:21
For what pleasure [hath] he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what pleasure [hath] he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
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Job
21:22
Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
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Job
21:23
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
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Job
21:24
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
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Job
21:25
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
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Job
21:26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
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Job
21:27
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.
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Job
21:28
For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?
For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?
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Job
21:29
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
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Job
21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
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Job
21:31
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?
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Job
21:32
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
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Job
21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as [there are] innumerable before him.
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as [there are] innumerable before him.
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Job
21:34
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
