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Then
Eliphaz the
Temanite answered and
said,
r;ma{Y;w yin'meT;h z;pyil/a !;[;Y;w
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Can a
man be
profitable unto
God, as he that is
wise may be
profitable unto himself?
lyiK.f;m w{myel'[ !{K.sIy -yiK r,b'G -n'K.sIy lea.l;h
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Is it any
pleasure to the
Almighty, that thou art
righteous? or is it
gain to him, that thou makest thy
ways perfect?
~eT;t -yiK [;c,B -mia.w q'D.cit yiK y;D;v.l #,pex;h ? '$y,k'r.D
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Will he
reprove thee for
fear of thee? will he
enter with thee into
judgment?
j'P.viM;B '$.Mi[ aw{b'y '$,xyik{y '$.t'a.riYim]h
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Is not thy
wickedness great? and thine
iniquities infinite?
'$y,t{n{w][;l #eq -nyea.w h'B;r '$.t'['r a{l]h
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For thou hast taken a
pledge from thy
brother for
nought, and
stripped the
naked of their
clothing.
~yiM.Wr][ yed.gib.W ~'Nix '$y,x;a l{B.x;t -yiK ? jyiv.p;T
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Thou hast not given
water to the
weary to
drink, and thou hast
withholden bread from the
hungry.
~,x'l -[;n.miT be['rem.W h,q.v;T @ey'[ ~Iy;m -a{l
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But as for the
mighty man, he had the
earth; and the honourable
man* dwelt in it.
b,vey ~yin'p a.Wf.n.W #,r'a'h w{l ;[w{r.z vyia.w ? H'B
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Thou hast
sent widows away
empty, and the
arms of the
fatherless have been
broken.
a'KUd.y ~yim{t.y tw{[{r.z.W ~'qyer 'T.x;Liv tw{n'm.l;a
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Therefore
snares are round
about thee, and
sudden fear troubleth thee;
d;x;P '$.l,h;byiw ~yix;p '$y,tw{byib.s !eK -l;[ ? ~{a.tiP
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Or
darkness, that thou canst not
see; and
abundance of
waters cover thee.
'K,S;k.T ~Iy;m -t;[.piv.w h,a.rit -a{l .$,v{x -w{a
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Is not
God in the
height of
heaven? and
behold the
height of the
stars, how
high they are!
~yib'kw{K ]va{r hea.r.W ~Iy'm'v H;b{G ;Hw{l/a -a{l]h ? .WM'r -yiK
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And thou
sayest, How doth
God know? can he
judge through the dark
cloud?
jw{P.vIy l,p'r][ d;[.b;h lea [;d'Y -h;m 'T.r;m'a.w
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Thick
clouds are a
covering to him, that he
seeth not; and he
walketh in the
circuit of
heaven.
~Iy;m'v g.Wx.w h,a.rIy a{l.w w{l -r,tes ~yib'[ ? .$'L;h.tIy
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Hast thou
marked the
old way which
wicked men have
trodden?
!,w'a -yet.m .Wk.r'D r,v]a r{m.viT ~'lw{[ x;r{a;h
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Which were cut
down out of
time, whose
foundation was
overflown with a
flood:
~'dw{s.y q;c.Wy r'h'n te[ -a{l.w .Wj.MUq -r,v]a
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Which
said unto
God, Depart from us: and what can the
Almighty do for them?
y;D;v l;[.piY -h;m.W .WN,Mim r.Ws lea'l ~yir.m{a'h ? w{m'l
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Yet he
filled their
houses with
good things: but the
counsel of the
wicked is
far from me.
h'q]x'r ~yi['v.r t;c][;w bw{j ~,hyeT'b aeLim a.Wh.w ? yiN,m
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The
righteous see it, and are
glad: and the
innocent laugh them to
scorn.
w{m'l -g;[.lIy yiq'n.w .Wx'm.fIy.w ~yiqyiD;c .Wa.rIy
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Whereas our
substance is not cut
down, but the
remnant of them the
fire consumeth.
vea h'l.k'a ~'r.tIy.w .Wn'myiq d;x.kin a{l -mia
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Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at
peace: thereby
good shall
come unto thee.
h'bw{j ]'k.t;aw{b.T ~,h'B ]ml.v.W w{Mi[ a'n -n,K.s;h
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Receive, I pray thee, the
law from his
mouth, and lay
up his
words in thine
heart.
'$,b'b.liB wy'r'm]a ~yif.w h'rw{T wyiPim a'n -x;q
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If thou
return to the
Almighty, thou shalt be built
up, thou shalt put
away iniquity far from thy
tabernacles.
h'l.w;[ qyix.r;T h,n'BiT y;D;v -d;[ b.Wv'T -mia ? '$,l\h'aem
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Then shalt thou lay
up gold as dust, and the gold of
Ophir as the
stones of the
brooks.
ryipw{a ~yil'x.n r.Wc.b.W r,c'B r'p'[ -l;[ -tyiv.w
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Yea, the
Almighty shall be thy
defence, and thou shalt have
plenty of
silver.
.$'l tw{p'[w{T @,s,k.w '$y,r'c.B y;D;v h'y'h.w
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For then shalt thou have thy
delight in the
Almighty, and shalt lift
up thy
face unto
God.
;Hw{l/a -l,a a'Fit.w g'N;[.tiT y;D;v -l;[ z'a -yiK ? '$y,n'P
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Thou shalt make thy
prayer unto him, and he shall
hear thee, and thou shalt
pay thy
vows.
~eL;v.t '$y,r'd.n.W 'K,['m.vIy.w wy'lea ryiT.[;T
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Thou shalt also
decree a
thing, and it shall be
established unto thee: and the
light shall
shine upon thy
ways.
'$y,k'r.D -l;[.w .$'l ~'q'y.w r,mw{a -r;z.git.w ? rw{a H;g'n
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When men are cast
down, then thou shalt
say, There is lifting
up; and he shall
save the
humble person.
~Iy;nye[ x;v.w h'weG r,ma{T;w .WlyiP.vih -yiK ? ;[ivw{y
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He shall
deliver the
island of the
innocent: and it is
delivered by the
pureness of thine
hands.
'$y,P;K r{b.B j;l.min.w yiq'n -yia ]jeL;m.y