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1 Moreover, the LORD answered Job, and said,
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1 The LORD said to Job:
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2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
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2 "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
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3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
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4 "I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
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5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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5 I spoke once, but I have no answer-- twice, but I will say no more."
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6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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6 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.
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7 "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
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8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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8 "Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself ?
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9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
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9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
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10 Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellence; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
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11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him.
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11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
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12 Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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12 look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
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13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
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13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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14 Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.
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14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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15 "Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
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16 Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
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16 What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
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17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his male organs are wrapped together.
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17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
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18 His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
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18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
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19 He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [him].
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19 He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
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20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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20 The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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21 Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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22 The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
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22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
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23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
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23 When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
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24 He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
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24 Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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