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God
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Job 5:1 |
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"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn? |
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Job 5:2 |
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"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy
kills the simple. |
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Job 5:3 |
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"I have seen the foolish taking root, And I
cursed his abode immediately. |
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Job 5:4 |
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"His sons are far from safety, They are even
oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. |
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Job 5:5 |
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"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to
a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. |
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Job 5:6 |
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"For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, |
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Job 5:7 |
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For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. |
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Job 5:8 |
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"But as for me, I would seek God, And I would
place my cause before God; |
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Job 5:9 |
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Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders
without number. |
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Job 5:10 |
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"He gives rain on the earth And sends water
on the fields, |
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Job 5:11 |
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So that He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety. |
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Job 5:12 |
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"He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So
that their hands cannot attain success. |
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Job 5:13 |
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"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted. |
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Job 5:14 |
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"By day they meet with darkness, And grope at
noon as in the night. |
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Job 5:15 |
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"But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty. |
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Job 5:16 |
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"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness
must shut its mouth. |
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Job 5:17 |
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"Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. |
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Job 5:18 |
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"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He
wounds, and His hands also heal. |
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Job 5:19 |
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"From six troubles He will deliver you, Even
in seven evil will not touch you. |
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Job 5:20 |
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"In famine He will redeem you from death, And
in war from the power of the sword. |
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Job 5:21 |
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"You will be hidden from the scourge of the
tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes. |
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Job 5:22 |
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"You will laugh at violence and famine, And
you will not be afraid of wild beasts. |
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Job 5:23 |
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"For you will be in league with the stones of
the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. |
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Job 5:24 |
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"You will know that your tent is secure, For
you will visit your abode and fear no loss. |
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Job 5:25 |
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"You will know also that your descendants will
be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth. |
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Job 5:26 |
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"You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like
the stacking of grain in its season. |
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Job 5:27 |
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"Behold this; we have investigated it, and so
it is. Hear it, and know for yourself." |
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