Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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5 But oh, that God would speak, open his lips against you
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Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you
6 and tell you secrets of wisdom; for sound insight has two sides. Know that God lets some of your sin be forgotten.
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and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
7 Can you find the secret of God or find the extent of the Almighty?
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“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? Deeper than the underworld—what can you know?
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They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?
9 Its measurement is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
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Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 If God passes by, imprisons someone, and calls a trial, who can stop him?
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“If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
11 He knows worthless people, sees sin, and certainly takes note.
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Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
12 A stupid person becomes intelligent when a wild ass of a person is born tame.
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But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.
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