- he that reproveth:
- "Why¹ diedª° I not¹ from the womb?ª¹ [why] did I [not] give up the ghostª° when I came outª° of the belly?ª¹ ... Why¹ did the kneesª preventª° me? or why¹ the breastsª that¹ I should suck?ª°" {Job 3:11-12} + "Wherefore¹ is lightª givenª° to him that is in misery,ª and lifeª unto the bitterª [in] soul;ª" {Job 3:20} + "[Why is light given] to a manª whose¹ wayª is hid,ª° and whom¹ Godª hath hedged in?ª°" {Job 3:23} + "[Am] I¹ a sea,ª or¹ a whale,ª that¹ thou settestª° a watchª over¹ me?" {Job 7:12} + "How longª wilt thou not¹ departª° from¹ me, nor¹ let me aloneª° till¹ I swallow downª° my spittle?ª ... And why¹ dost thou not¹ pardonª° my transgression,ª and take awayª°¹ mine iniquity?ª for¹ now¹ shall I sleepª° in the dust;ª and thou shalt seek me in the morning,ª° but I [shall] not¹ [be]." {Job 7:19-21} + "For¹ he breakethª° me with a tempest,ª and multipliethª° my woundsª without cause.ª ... He will not¹ sufferª° me to takeª° my breath,ª but¹ fillethª° me with bitterness.ª" {Job 9:17-18} + "For¹ [he is] not¹ a man,ª as I¹ [am, that] I should answerª° him, [and] we should comeª° togetherª in judgment.ª ... [Then] would I speak,ª° and not¹ fearª° him; but¹ [it is] not¹ so¹ with¹ me." {Job 9:32-35} + "[Is it] good²°¹ unto thee that¹ thou shouldest oppress,ª° that¹ thou shouldest despiseª° the workª of thine hands,ª and shineª° upon¹ the counselª of the wicked?ª ... Thou knowestª that¹ I am not¹ wicked;ª° and [there is] none¹ that can deliverª° out of thine hand.ª¹" {Job 10:3-7} + "If¹ I sin,ª° then thou markestª° me, and thou wilt not¹ acquitª° me from mine iniquity.ª¹ ... Thou renewestª° thy witnessesª against¹ me, and increasestª° thine indignationª upon¹ me;² changesª and warª [are] against¹ me." {Job 10:14-17} + "Withdrawª° thine handª far²° from¹¹ me: and let not¹ thy dreadª make me afraid.ª° ... Thou puttestª° my feetª also in the stocks,ª and lookest narrowlyª° unto all¹ my paths;ª thou settest a printª° upon¹ the heelsª of my feet.ª" {Job 13:21-27} + "For¹ now¹ thou numberestª° my steps:ª dost thou not¹ watchª° over¹ my sin?ª ... My transgressionª [is] sealed upª° in a bag,ª and thou sewest upª°¹ mine iniquity.ª" {Job 14:16-17} + "Godª hath deliveredª° me to¹ the ungodly,ª and turned me overª° into¹ the handsª of the wicked.ª ... O that one might pleadª° for a manª with¹ God,ª as a manª¹ [pleadeth] for his neighbour!ª²" {Job 16:11-21} + "Knowª° nowª that¹ Godª hath overthrownª° me, and hath compassedª°¹ me with his net.²¹ ... He hath also kindledª° his wrathª against¹ me, and he countethª° me unto him as [one of] his enemies.ª" {Job 19:6-11} + "[As] Godª liveth,ª [who] hath taken awayª° my judgment;ª and the Almighty,ª [who] hath vexedª° my soul;ª" {Job 27:2} + "Thou art becomeª° cruelª to me: with thy strongª handª thou opposest²° thyself against¹ me." {Job 30:21} + "What¹ mean ye, that ye¹ useª° this¹¹ proverbª concerning¹ the landª of Israel,ª saying,ª° The fathersª have eatenª° sour grapes,ª and the children'sª teethª are set on edge?ª°" {Ezk 18:2} + "Andª when they had receivedª° [it], they murmuredª° againstª the¹ goodman of the house,ª" {Mtt 20:11} + "Thou wilt sayª° thenª unto me,ª Whyª doth he yetª find fault?ª° Forª whoª hath resistedª° hisª will?ª ... Andª thatª he might make knownª° the¹ richesª of his²¹ gloryª onª the vesselsª of mercy,ª whichª he had afore preparedª° untoª glory,ª" {Rom 9:19-23} + "Forª whoª hath knownª° the mindª of the Lord?ª orª whoª hath beenª° his²¹ counsellor?ª ... Forª ofª him,ª andª throughª him,ª andª toª him,ª [are] all things:ª to whomª [be] gloryª for² ever.ª¹ Amen.ª" {Rom 11:34-36}
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