“Can a strong (A)man be of use to God,
Or a wise one be useful to himself?
Is it any pleasure to [a]the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or gain if you make your ways blameless?

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  1. Job 22:3 Heb Shaddai

“Can a man be of benefit to God?(A)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?(B)
What pleasure(C) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?(D)
    What would he gain if your ways were blameless?(E)

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12 If you are wise, you are wise (A)for yourself,
And if you (B)scoff, you alone will [a]suffer from it.

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  1. Proverbs 9:12 Lit bear

12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

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10 So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are [a]unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”

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  1. Luke 17:10 I.e., possibly unworthy of praise

10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”(A)

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35 Or (A)who has first given to Him, [a]that it would be paid back to him?

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  1. Romans 11:35 Lit and it will be paid back

35 “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 11:35 Job 41:11