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“I know full well what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
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Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?
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But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
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“Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?
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“There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.
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No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
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God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
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I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
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let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless—
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if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court,
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So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: “I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.
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“Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.
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I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.
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My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
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Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.
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‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
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So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
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I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
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Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
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But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
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His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach.
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So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
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Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
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Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
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“Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
