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My eye has also become inexpressive because of grief, And all my body parts are like a shadow.
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But come again all of you now, For I do not find a wise man among you.
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All around sudden terrors frighten him, And harass him at every step.
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All my associates loathe me, And those I love have turned against me.
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The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all mankind will follow after him, While countless others go before him.
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Or will he take pleasure in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
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Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you talk of nothing?
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My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night.
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For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house of meeting for all living.
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Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?
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For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.
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No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
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Elihu Claims to Speak for God
“However, please hear my speech, Job, And listen to all my words.
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He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.’
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“Why do you complain to Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?
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“Behold, God does all these things for a man two or three times,
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Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands?
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“For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.
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Will your cry for help keep you from distress, Or all the exertions of your strength?
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All people have seen it; Mankind looks at it from afar.
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He seals the hand of every person, So that all people may know His work.
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When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
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Indeed the mountains bring him food, And all the animals of the field play there.
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He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.”
