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Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
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Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him.
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Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
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Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
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Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
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Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
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Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
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A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
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A generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
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A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
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A generation -- swords [are] their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.