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Job 11:1
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Then Tzofar, the Na`amatite, answered,
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Job 11:2
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"Shouldn't the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
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Job 11:3
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Should your boastings make men hold their shalom? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
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Job 11:4
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For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.'
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Job 11:5
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But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you,
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Job 11:6
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That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
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Job 11:7
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"Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of Shaddai?
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Job 11:8
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They are high as heaven. What can you do? Deeper than She'ol: what can you know?
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Job 11:9
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The measure of it is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
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Job 11:10
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If he passes by, or confines, Or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
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Job 11:11
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For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it.
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Job 11:12
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But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt.
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Job 11:13
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"If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him.
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Job 11:14
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If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
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Job 11:15
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Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
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Job 11:16
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For you shall forget your misery; You shall remember it as waters that are passed away,
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Job 11:17
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Life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.
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Job 11:18
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You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.
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Job 11:19
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Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; Yes, many shall court your favor.
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Job 11:20
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."
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