Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 Who is this darkening counsel with words lacking knowledge?
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“Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
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Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4 Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Tell me if you know.
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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who set its measurements? Surely you know. Who stretched a measuring tape on it?
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Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings sunk; who laid its cornerstone,
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On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—
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