Mine enemy shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the unrighteous.

For what [a]hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped up riches, if God take away his soul?

Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?

10 Will he set his delight on the Almighty? will he call upon God at all times?

11 I will teach you what is in the hand of [b]God, and I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

12 Behold, all ye yourselves [c]have seen it: why then do you thus vanish [d]vanity?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:8 What advantage hath the dissembler to gain never so much, seeing he shall lose his own soul?
  2. Job 27:11 That is, what God reserveth to himself, and whereof he giveth not the knowledge to all.
  3. Job 27:12 That is, these secret judgments of God, and yet do not understand them.
  4. Job 27:12 Why maintain you then this error?

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