37 To his sin he adds rebellion;
    scornfully he claps his hands(A) among us
    and multiplies his words(B) against God.”(C)

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37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

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23 It claps its hands(A) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(B)

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23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

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19 If you are willing and obedient,(A)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(B)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(C)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(D)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(E)

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19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(A)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(B) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”

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23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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16 So Job opens his mouth with empty talk;(A)
    without knowledge he multiplies words.”(B)

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16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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“Do you think this is just?
    You say, ‘I am in the right,(A) not God.’(B)
Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,[a]
    and what do I gain by not sinning?’(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 35:3 Or you

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

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“Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
  2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

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“Are all these words to go unanswered?(A)
    Is this talker to be vindicated?(B)
Will your idle talk(C) reduce others to silence?
    Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(D)

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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

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“How long will you say such things?(A)
    Your words are a blustering wind.(B)
Does God pervert justice?(C)
    Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(D)

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How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

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