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Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in great distress.

And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests are at the sealing.

because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.

What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

And king Ahasuerus said to queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he stretched forth his hand against the Jews.

Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.

And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.

Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.

If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, …

And these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job.

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;

Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!