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

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

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Will your idle talk(A) reduce others to silence?
    Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(B)
You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(C)
    and I am pure(D) in your sight.’
Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(E)
    that he would open his lips against you

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Should your babble silence men,
    and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
For (A)you say, ‘My (B)doctrine is pure,
    and I am clean in God's[a] eyes.’
But oh, that God would speak
    and open his lips to you,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:4 Hebrew your

Shall your boasts silence people?
And will you (A)scoff, and no one rebuke?
For (B)you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,
And (C)I am innocent in your eyes.’
But if only God would speak,
And open His lips against you,

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