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Job’s Lament
Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong.
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So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.
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“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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“How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, And your lips with joyful shouting.
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Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
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For your wrongdoing teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the cunning.
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Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.
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That you can turn your spirit against God And produce such words from your mouth?
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He will not escape from darkness; The flame will dry up his shoot, And he will go away by the breath of His mouth.
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Or I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the condolence of my lips could lessen your pain.
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They have gaped at me with their mouths, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.
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I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I have to implore his favor with my mouth.
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“Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
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Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,
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Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth.
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Please receive instruction from His mouth, And put His words in your heart.
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I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.
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I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
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The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
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They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain.
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And my heart was secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
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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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But when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, his anger burned.
