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- "How much less¹¹ shall I¹ answerª° him, [and] choose outª° my wordsª [to reason] with¹ him?" {Job 9:14} + "For¹ he stretcheth outª° his handª against¹ God,ª and strengtheneth²° himself¹ against¹ the Almighty.ª ... He runnethª° upon¹ him, [even] on [his] neck,ª upon the thickª bossesª of his bucklers:ª" {Job 15:25-26} + "Woeª unto him that strivethª° with¹ his Maker!ª° [Let] the potsherdª [strive] with¹ the potsherdsª of the earth.ª Shall the clayª sayª° to him that fashionethª° it, What¹ makestª° thou? or thy work,ª He hath no¹ hands?ª" {Isa 45:9} + "I have laid a snareª° for thee, and thou art also¹ taken,ª° O Babylon,ª and thou¹ wast not¹ aware:ª° thou art found,ª° and also¹ caught,ª° because¹ thou hast strivenª° against the LORD.ª" {Jer 50:24} + "Can thine heartª endure,ª° or¹ can thine handsª be strong,ª° in the daysª that¹ I¹ shall dealª° with thee? I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it], and will doª° [it]." {Ezk 22:14} + "Butª ifª it beª° ofª God,ª ye cannotªª° overthrowª° it;ª lest haplyª ye be foundª° evenª to fight against God.²¹" {Act 5:39} + "Andª he fellª° toª the¹ earth,ª and heardª° a voiceª sayingª° unto him,²¹ Saul,ª Saul,ª whyª persecutest¹ thou²° me?ª ... Andª he said,ª° Whoª art¹ thou,²° Lord?ª Andª the¹ Lordª said,ª° Iª amª° Jesusª whomª thouª persecutest:ª° [it is] hardª for theeª to kickª° againstª the pricks.ª" {Act 9:4-5} + "Do we¹ provoke²²° the Lord² to jealousy?ª°¹¹ are¹ we²°¹ stronger¹ than²² he?ª" {1Co 10:22}
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