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Job 27:1

Then Job continued his discourse and said,

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Job 27:2

"As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

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Job 27:3

For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

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Job 27:4

My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

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Job 27:5

"Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

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Job 27:6

"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.

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Job 27:7

"May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust.

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Job 27:8

"For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?

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Job 27:9

"Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?

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Job 27:10

"Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?

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Job 27:11

"I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

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Job 27:12

"Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly?

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Job 27:13

"This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

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Job 27:14

"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

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Job 27:15

"His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep.

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Job 27:16

"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

Job 27:17

He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.

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Job 27:18

"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

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Job 27:19

"He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

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Job 27:20

"Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.

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Job 27:21

"The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.

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Job 27:22

"For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.

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Job 27:23

"Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.

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Job 28:1

"Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.

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Job 28:2

"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

Job 28:3

"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

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Job 28:4

"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

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Job 28:5

"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

Job 28:6

"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

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Job 28:7

"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.

Job 28:8

"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

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Job 28:9

"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

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Job 28:10

"He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

Job 28:11

"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

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Job 28:12

"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

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Job 28:13

"Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

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Job 28:14

"The deep says, ‘It is not in me'; And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.'

Job 28:15

"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

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Job 28:16

"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

Job 28:17

"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

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Job 28:18

"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

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Job 28:19

"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

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Job 28:20

"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

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Job 28:21

"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.

Job 28:22

"Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.'

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Job 28:23

"God understands its way, And He knows its place.

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Job 28:24

"For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.

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Job 28:25

"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

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Job 28:26

When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,

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Job 28:27

Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.

Job 28:28

"And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"

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