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New International Version NIV
1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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Then Job replied to the LORD:
2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
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“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
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You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.’
5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
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My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.
6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
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