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Moreover the LORD answered# Job, and said# ,
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2
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Shall he that contendeth# with the Almighty instruct
him ? he that reproveth# God, let him answer# it.
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3
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Then Job answered# the LORD, and said# ,
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4
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Behold, I am vile# ; what shall I answer# thee? I will lay# mine hand upon my mouth.
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5
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Once have I spoken# ; but I will not answer# : yea, twice; but I will proceed no further# .
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6
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Then answered# the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said# ,
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7
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Gird up# thy loins now like a man: I will demand# of thee, and declare# thou unto me.
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Wilt thou also disannul# my judgment? wilt thou condemn# me, that thou mayest be righteous# ?
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9
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Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder# with a voice like him?
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10
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Deck# thyself now
with majesty and excellency; and array# thyself with glory and beauty.
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11
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Cast abroad# the rage of thy wrath: and behold# every one
that is proud, and abase# him.
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12
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Look# on every one
that is proud,
and bring him low# ; and tread down# the wicked in their place.
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13
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Hide# them in the dust together;
and bind# their faces in secret# .
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14
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Then will I also confess# unto thee that thine own right hand can save# thee.
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15
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Behold now behemoth, which I made# with thee; he eateth# grass as an ox.
[behemoth: probably an extinct animal of some kind]
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Lo now, his strength
is in his loins, and his force
is in the navel of his belly.
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17
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He moveth# his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together# .
[He...: or, He setteth up]
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18
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His bones
are as strong pieces of brass; his bones
are like bars of iron.
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19
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He
is the chief of the ways of God: he that made# him can make# his sword to approach#
unto him .
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20
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Surely the mountains bring him forth# food, where all the beasts of the field play# .
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He lieth# under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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The shady trees cover# him
with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about# .
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Behold, he drinketh up# a river,
and hasteth# not: he trusteth# that he can draw up# Jordan into his mouth.
[he drinketh up: Heb. he oppresseth]
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He taketh# it with his eyes:
his nose pierceth through# snares.
[He...: or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin?]
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