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  22:1 ¶
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, |
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22:1 ¶
Then Eliphaz°
the Temanite°
answered°°
and said,°° |
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22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. |
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22:2
Can a man°
be profitable°°
unto God,°
as°
he that°
is wise°°
may be profitable°°
unto°
himself? |
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22:3
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? |
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22:3
[Is it] any pleasure°
to the Almighty,°
that°
thou art righteous?°°
or°
[is it] gain°
[to him], that°
thou makest thy ways°
perfect?°°° |
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22:4
Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? |
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22:4
Will he reprove°°
thee for fear°°
of thee? will he enter°°
with°
thee into judgment?° |
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22:5
Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. |
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22:5
[Is] not°
thy wickedness°
great?°
and thine iniquities°
infinite?°° |
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22:6
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. |
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22:6
For°
thou hast taken a pledge°°
from thy brother°
for nought,°
and stripped°°
the naked°
of their clothing.° |
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22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. |
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22:7
Thou hast not°
given water°
to the weary°
to drink,°°
and thou hast withholden°°
bread°
from the hungry.°° |
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22:8
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. |
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22:8
But [as for] the mighty°
man,°
he had the earth;°
and the honourable man°°°
dwelt°°
in it. |
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22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. |
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22:9
Thou hast sent°°
widows°
away°°
empty,°
and the arms°
of the fatherless°
have been broken.°° |
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22:10
Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, |
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22:10
Therefore°°
snares°
[are] round about°
thee, and sudden°
fear°
troubleth°°
thee; |
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22:11
Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee. |
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22:11
Or°
darkness,°
[that] thou canst not°
see;°°
and abundance°
of waters°
cover°°
thee. |
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22:12
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! |
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22:12
[Is] not°
God°
in the height°
of heaven?°
and behold°°
the height°
of the stars,°
how°
high°°
they are!° |
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22:13
And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? |
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22:13
And thou sayest,°°
How°
doth God°
know?°°
can he judge°°
through°
the dark cloud?° |
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22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. |
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22:14
Thick clouds°
[are] a covering°
to him, that he seeth°°
not;°
and he walketh°°
in the circuit°
of heaven.° |
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22:15
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? |
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22:15
Hast thou marked°°
the old°
way°
which°
wicked°
men°
have trodden?°° |
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22:16
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, |
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22:16
Which°
were cut down°°
out of°
time,°
whose foundation°
was overflown°°
with a flood:° |
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22:17
Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? |
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22:17
Which said°°
unto God,°
Depart°°
from°
us: and what°
can the Almighty°
do°°
for them? |
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22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
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22:18
Yet he°
filled°°
their houses°
with good°
[things]: but the counsel°
of the wicked°
is far°°
from°
me. |
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22:19
The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, |
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22:19
The righteous°
see°°
[it], and are glad:°°
and the innocent°
laugh them to scorn.°° |
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22:20
[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. |
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22:20
Whereas°
our substance°
is not°
cut down,°°
but the remnant°
of them the fire°
consumeth.°° |
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22:21
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. |
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22:21
Acquaint°°
now°
thyself with°
him, and be at peace:°°
thereby good°
shall come°°
unto thee. |
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22:22
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. |
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22:22
Receive,°°
I pray thee,°
the law°
from his mouth,°°
and lay up°°
his words°
in thine heart.° |
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22:23
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. |
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22:23
If°
thou return°°
to°
the Almighty,°
thou shalt be built up,°°
thou shalt put away°°
iniquity°
far°°
from thy tabernacles.°° |
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22:24
And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; |
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22:24
Then shalt thou lay up°°
gold°
as°
dust,°
and the [gold] of Ophir°
as the stones°
of the brooks.° |
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22:25
And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. |
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22:25
Yea, the Almighty°
shall be°
thy defence,°
and thou shalt have plenty°
of silver.° |
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22:26
For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. |
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22:26
For°
then°
shalt thou have thy delight°°
in°
the Almighty,°
and shalt lift up°°
thy face°
unto°
God.° |
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22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. |
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22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer°°
unto°
him, and he shall hear°°
thee, and thou shalt pay°°
thy vows.° |
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22:28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. |
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22:28
Thou shalt also decree°°
a thing,°
and it shall be established°°
unto thee: and the light°
shall shine°°
upon°
thy ways.° |
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22:29
When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save. |
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22:29
When°
[men] are cast down,°°
then thou shalt say,°°
[There is] lifting up;°
and he shall save°°
the humble°
person.°° |
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22:30
He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands. |
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22:30
He shall deliver°°
the island°
of the innocent:°
and it is delivered°°
by the pureness°
of thine hands.° |
