Job 22:16-26 (New International Version)
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They were carried off before their time,1 their foundations2 washed away by a flood.3
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They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'4
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Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,5 so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked.6
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"The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;7 the innocent mock8 them, saying,
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'Surely our foes are destroyed,9 and fire10 devours their wealth.'
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"Submit to God and be at peace11 with him;12 in this way prosperity will come to you.13
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Accept instruction from his mouth14 and lay up his words15 in your heart.16
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If you return17 to the Almighty, you will be restored:18 If you remove wickedness far from your tent19
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and assign your nuggets20 to the dust, your gold21 of Ophir22 to the rocks in the ravines,23
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then the Almighty will be your gold,24 the choicest silver for you.25
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Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty26 and will lift up your face27 to God.28
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