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  4:1 ¶
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, |
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4:1 ¶
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, |
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4:2
[If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? |
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4:2
[If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? |
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4:3
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. |
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4:3
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. |
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Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. |
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4:4
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. |
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4:5
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. |
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4:5
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. |
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4:6
[Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? |
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4:6
[Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? |
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4:7
Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? |
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4:7
Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? |
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4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. |
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4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. |
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4:9
By the blast of Eloah they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. |
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4:9
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. |
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4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. |
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4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. |
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4:11
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. |
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4:11
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. |
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4:12
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. |
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4:12
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. |
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4:13
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, |
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In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, |
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4:14
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. |
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4:14
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. |
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4:15
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: |
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4:15
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: |
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4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying], |
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4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying], |
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4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than Eloah? shall a man be more pure than his maker? |
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4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? |
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4:18
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: |
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4:18
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: |
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How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before the moth? |
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4:19
How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before the moth? |
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4:20
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding [it]. |
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They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding [it]. |
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4:21
Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. |
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4:21
Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. |
