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He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?(A)
10 He who disciplines the nations,
he who teaches knowledge to humankind,
    does he not chastise?(B)
11 The Lord knows our thoughts,[a]
    that they are but an empty breath.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 94.11 Heb the thoughts of humankind

Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?(A)
10 Does he who disciplines(B) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches(C) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(D)
    he knows that they are futile.(E)

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He will not let your foot be moved;
    he who keeps you will not slumber.(A)
He who keeps Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand.(B)
The sun shall not strike you by day
    nor the moon by night.(C)

The Lord will keep you from all evil;
    he will keep your life.(D)
The Lord will keep
    your going out and your coming in
    from this time on and forevermore.(E)

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He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches(A) over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over(B) you—
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun(C) will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm(D)
    he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.(E)

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14 From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,
    and manual labor has its reward.(A)

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14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,(A)
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.(B)

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All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A)

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Riches Are Meaningless

If you see the poor oppressed(A) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

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