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If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;

For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.

Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;

When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him?

Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.

'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'

Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous;

He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.

Behold, God doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?

Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?

Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.

Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?

Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.

He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.