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Job
Says God Will Deal with the Wicked |
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| Job 21:1 |
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Then Job answered, |
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| Job 21:2 |
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"Listen carefully to my speech, And let this
be your way of consolation. |
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| Job 21:3 |
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"Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I
have spoken, you may mock. |
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| Job 21:4 |
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"As for me, is my complaint to man? And why
should I not be impatient? |
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| Job 21:5 |
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"Look at me, and be astonished, And put your
hand over your mouth. |
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| Job 21:6 |
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"Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror
takes hold of my flesh. |
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| Job 21:7 |
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"Why do the wicked still live, Continue on,
also become very powerful? |
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| Job 21:8 |
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"Their descendants are established with them
in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes, |
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| Job 21:9 |
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Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod
of God is not on them. |
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| Job 21:10 |
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"His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and
does not abort. |
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| Job 21:11 |
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"They send forth their little ones like the
flock, And their children skip about. |
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| Job 21:12 |
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"They sing to the timbrel and harp And rejoice
at the sound of the flute. |
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| Job 21:13 |
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"They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly
they go down to Sheol. |
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| Job 21:14 |
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"They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not
even desire the knowledge of Your ways. |
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| Job 21:15 |
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'Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
And what would we gain if we entreat Him?' |
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| Job 21:16 |
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"Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
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| Job 21:17 |
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"How often is the lamp of the wicked put out,
Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
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| Job 21:18 |
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"Are they as straw before the wind, And like
chaff which the storm carries away? |
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| Job 21:19 |
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"You say, 'God stores away a man's iniquity
for his sons.' Let God repay him so that he may know it. |
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| Job 21:20 |
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"Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him
drink of the wrath of the Almighty. |
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| Job 21:21 |
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"For what does he care for his household after
him, When the number of his months is cut off? |
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| Job 21:22 |
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"Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He
judges those on high? |
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| Job 21:23 |
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"One dies in his full strength, Being wholly
at ease and satisfied; |
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| Job 21:24 |
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His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow
of his bones is moist, |
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| Job 21:25 |
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While another dies with a bitter soul, Never
even tasting anything good. |
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| Job 21:26 |
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"Together they lie down in the dust, And worms
cover them. |
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| Job 21:27 |
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"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans
by which you would wrong me. |
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| Job 21:28 |
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"For you say, 'Where is the house of the nobleman,
And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?' |
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| Job 21:29 |
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"Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you
not recognize their witness? |
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| Job 21:30 |
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"For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity;
They will be led forth at the day of fury. |
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| Job 21:31 |
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"Who will confront him with his actions, And
who will repay him for what he has done? |
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| Job 21:32 |
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"While he is carried to the grave, Men will
keep watch over his tomb. |
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| Job 21:33 |
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"The clods of the valley will gently cover him;
Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him. |
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| Job 21:34 |
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"How then will you vainly comfort me, For your
answers remain full of falsehood?" |
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