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The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.
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If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
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Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.
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“God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
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Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
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He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.
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Even the little boys scorn me; when I appear, they ridicule me.
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“Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since mankind was placed on the earth,
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“Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest?
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The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.
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“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
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He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
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“Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
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If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
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It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
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for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
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My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
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Does he not see my ways and count my every step?
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I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)—
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“But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
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“God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—
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He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
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“His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.
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He punishes them for their wickedness where everyone can see them,
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“The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
