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Job 11:1
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Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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Job 11:2
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Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
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Job 11:3
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Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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Job 11:4
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For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
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Job 11:5
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But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
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Job 11:6
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And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
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Job 11:7
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Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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Job 11:8
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It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
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Job 11:9
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The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
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Job 11:10
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If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
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Job 11:11
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For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
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Job 11:12
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But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.
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Job 11:13
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If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
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Job 11:14
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If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
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Job 11:15
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Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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Job 11:16
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For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
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Job 11:17
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And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
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Job 11:18
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And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.
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Job 11:19
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Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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Job 11:20
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
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