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to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
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You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
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It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.
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but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels.
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Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
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Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more.”
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He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars.
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He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
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that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin—
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Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
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or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.
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My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.
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By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
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Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
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They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
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The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
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“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
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I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
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See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.
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“Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
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The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
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“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
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Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?
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It ranges the hills for its pasture and searches for any green thing.
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Its back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;
