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If thou wert judge now betwixt these two, whom wouldest thou begin to justify? or whom wouldest thou condemn?
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I answered and said, Verily it is a foolish thought that they both have devised, for the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea also hath his place to bear his floods.
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Then answered he me, and said, Thou hast given a right judgment, but why judgest thou not thyself also?
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For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.
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Then answered I and said, I beseech thee, O Lord, let me have understanding: