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1 The LORD continued,
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1 The LORD said to Job:
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2 "I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!"
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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 Job replied to the Lord,
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3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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4 "I'm not worthy. How can I reply to you? I'm putting my hand over my mouth. I'll stop talking.
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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 I spoke once. But I really don't have any answer. I spoke twice. But I won't say anything else."
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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 spoke to Job out of the storm. He said,
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6 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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7 "Get ready to stand up for yourself. I will ask you some more questions. Then I want you to answer 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 "Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?
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8 "Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself ?
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9 Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?
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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 Then put on glory and beauty as if they were your clothes. Also put honor and majesty on.
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10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
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11 Let loose your great anger. Look at those who are proud and bring them low.
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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 at proud people and bring them down. Crush those who are evil right where they are.
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12 look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
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13 Bury their bodies in the dust together. Cover their faces in the grave.
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13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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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 "Look at the behemoth. It is a huge animal. I made both of you. It eats grass like 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 Look at the strength it has in its hips! What power it has in the muscles of its stomach!
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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 Its tail sways back and forth like a cedar tree. The tendons of its thighs are close 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 Its bones are like tubes made out of bronze. Its legs are like rods made out of iron.
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18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
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19 It ranks first among my works. I made it. I can approach it with my sword.
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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 The hills produce food for it. All of the other wild animals play near it.
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20 The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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21 It lies under lotus plants. It hides in tall grass in the swamps.
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21 Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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22 The lotus plants hide it in their shade. Poplar trees near streams surround it.
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22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
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23 It is not afraid when the river roars. It is secure even when the Jordan River rushes against its 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 Can anyone capture it by its eyes? Can anyone trap it and poke a hole through its nose?
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24 Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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