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à åÇéÌÇòÇï àÁìÄéäåÌà, åÇéÌÉàîÇø.
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1 {S} Moreover Elihu answered and said:
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á ùÑÄîÀòåÌ çÂëÈîÄéí îÄìÌÈé; åÀéÉãÀòÄéí, äÇàÂæÄéðåÌ ìÄé.
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2 Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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â ëÌÄé-àÉæÆï, îÄìÌÄéï úÌÄáÀçÈï; åÀçÅêÀ, éÄèÀòÇí ìÆàÁëÉì.
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3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
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ã îÄùÑÀôÌÈè ðÄáÀçÂøÈä-ìÌÈðåÌ; ðÅãÀòÈä áÅéðÅéðåÌ îÇä-èÌåÉá.
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4 Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.
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ä ëÌÄé-àÈîÇø àÄéÌåÉá öÈãÇ÷ÀúÌÄé; åÀàÅì, äÅñÄéø îÄùÑÀôÌÈèÄé.
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5 For Job hath said: 'I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right;
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å òÇì-îÄùÑÀôÌÈèÄé àÂëÇæÌÅá; àÈðåÌùÑ çÄöÌÄé áÀìÄé-ôÈùÑÇò.
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6 Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'
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æ îÄé-âÆáÆø ëÌÀàÄéÌåÉá; éÄùÑÀúÌÆä-ìÌÇòÇâ ëÌÇîÌÈéÄí.
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7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
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ç åÀàÈøÇç ìÀçÆáÀøÈä, òÄí-ôÌÉòÂìÅé àÈåÆï; åÀìÈìÆëÆú, òÄí-àÇðÀùÑÅé-øÆùÑÇò.
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8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
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è ëÌÄé-àÈîÇø, ìÉà éÄñÀëÌÈï-âÌÈáÆø-- áÌÄøÀöÉúåÉ, òÄí-àÁìÉäÄéí.
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9 For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.'
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é ìÈëÅï, àÇðÀùÑÅé ìÅáÈá-- ùÑÄîÀòåÌ-ìÄé:
çÈìÄìÈä ìÈàÅì îÅøÆùÑÇò; åÀùÑÇãÌÇé îÅòÈåÆì.
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10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: {N}
Far be it from God, that He should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that He should commit iniquity.
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éà ëÌÄé ôÉòÇì àÈãÈí, éÀùÑÇìÌÆí-ìåÉ; åÌëÀàÉøÇç àÄéùÑ, éÇîÀöÄàÆðÌåÌ.
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11 For the work of a man will He requite unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
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éá àÇó-àÈîÀðÈí, àÅì ìÉà-éÇøÀùÑÄéòÇ; åÀùÑÇãÌÇé, ìÉà-éÀòÇåÌÅú îÄùÑÀôÌÈè.
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12 Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
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éâ îÄé-ôÈ÷Çã òÈìÈéå àÈøÀöÈä; åÌîÄé ùÒÈí, úÌÅáÅì ëÌËìÌÈäÌ.
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13 Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
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éã àÄí-éÈùÒÄéí àÅìÈéå ìÄáÌåÉ; øåÌçåÉ åÀðÄùÑÀîÈúåÉ, àÅìÈéå éÆàÁñÉó.
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14 If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
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èå éÄâÀåÇò ëÌÈì-áÌÈùÒÈø éÈçÇã; åÀàÈãÈí, òÇì-òÈôÈø éÈùÑåÌá.
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15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.
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èæ åÀàÄí-áÌÄéðÈä, ùÑÄîÀòÈä-æÌÉàú; äÇàÂæÄéðÈä, ìÀ÷åÉì îÄìÌÈé.
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16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this; hearken to the voice of my words.
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éæ äÇàÇó ùÒåÉðÅà îÄùÑÀôÌÈè éÇçÂáåÉùÑ; åÀàÄí-öÇãÌÄé÷ ëÌÇáÌÄéø úÌÇøÀùÑÄéòÇ.
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17 Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty--
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éç äÇàÂîÉø ìÀîÆìÆêÀ áÌÀìÄéÌÈòÇì-- øÈùÑÈò, àÆì-ðÀãÄéáÄéí.
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18 Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'?--
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éè àÂùÑÆø ìÉà-ðÈùÒÈà, ôÌÀðÅé ùÒÈøÄéí, åÀìÉà ðÄëÌÇø-ùÑåÉòÇ, ìÄôÀðÅé-ãÈì:
ëÌÄé-îÇòÂùÒÅä éÈãÈéå ëÌËìÌÈí.
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19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? {N}
For they all are the work of His hands.
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ë øÆâÇò, éÈîËúåÌ-- åÇçÂöåÉú ìÈéÀìÈä:
éÀâÉòÂùÑåÌ òÈí åÀéÇòÂáÉøåÌ; åÀéÈñÄéøåÌ àÇáÌÄéø, ìÉà áÀéÈã.
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20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; {N}
the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
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ëà ëÌÄé-òÅéðÈéå, òÇì-ãÌÇøÀëÅé-àÄéùÑ; åÀëÈì-öÀòÈãÈéå éÄøÀàÆä.
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21 For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
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ëá àÅéï-çÉùÑÆêÀ, åÀàÅéï öÇìÀîÈåÆú-- ìÀäÄñÌÈúÆø ùÑÈí, ôÌÉòÂìÅé àÈåÆï.
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22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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ëâ ëÌÄé ìÉà òÇì-àÄéùÑ, éÈùÒÄéí òåÉã-- ìÇäÂìÉêÀ àÆì-àÅì, áÌÇîÌÄùÑÀôÌÈè.
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23 For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment.
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ëã éÈøÉòÇ ëÌÇáÌÄéøÄéí ìÉà-çÅ÷Æø; åÇéÌÇòÂîÅã àÂçÅøÄéí úÌÇçÀúÌÈí.
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24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.
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ëä ìÈëÅï--éÇëÌÄéø, îÇòÀáÌÈãÅéäÆí; åÀäÈôÇêÀ ìÇéÀìÈä, åÀéÄãÌÇëÌÈàåÌ.
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25 Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.
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ëå úÌÇçÇú-øÀùÑÈòÄéí ñÀôÈ÷Èí-- áÌÄîÀ÷åÉí øÉàÄéí.
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26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
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ëæ àÂùÑÆø òÇì-ëÌÅï, ñÈøåÌ îÅàÇçÂøÈéå; åÀëÈì-ãÌÀøÈëÈéå, ìÉà äÄùÒÀëÌÄéìåÌ.
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27 Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;
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ëç ìÀäÈáÄéà òÈìÈéå, öÇòÂ÷Çú-ãÌÈì; åÀöÇòÂ÷Çú òÂðÄéÌÄéí éÄùÑÀîÈò.
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28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.
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ëè åÀäåÌà éÇùÑÀ÷Äè, åÌîÄé éÇøÀùÑÄòÇ-- åÀéÇñÀúÌÅø ôÌÈðÄéí, åÌîÄé éÀùÑåÌøÆðÌåÌ;
åÀòÇì-âÌåÉé åÀòÇì-àÈãÈí éÈçÇã.
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29 When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? {N}
whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;
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ì îÄîÌÀìÉêÀ, àÈãÈí çÈðÅó-- îÄîÌÉ÷ÀùÑÅé òÈí.
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30 That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
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ìà ëÌÄé-àÆì-àÅì, äÆàÈîÇø ðÈùÒÈàúÄé-- ìÉà àÆçÀáÌÉì.
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31 For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
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ìá áÌÄìÀòÂãÅé àÆçÁæÆä, àÇúÌÈä äÉøÅðÄé; àÄí-òÈåÆì ôÌÈòÇìÀúÌÄé, ìÉà àÉñÄéó.
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32 That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
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ìâ äÂîÅòÄîÌÀêÈ éÀùÑÇìÌÀîÆðÌÈä, ëÌÄé-îÈàÇñÀúÌÈ--ëÌÄé-àÇúÌÈä úÄáÀçÇø åÀìÉà-àÈðÄé; åÌîÇä-éÌÈãÇòÀúÌÈ ãÇáÌÅø.
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33 Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.
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ìã àÇðÀùÑÅé ìÅáÈá, éÉàîÀøåÌ ìÄé; åÀâÆáÆø çÈëÈí, ùÑÉîÅòÇ ìÄé.
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34 Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:
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ìä àÄéÌåÉá, ìÉà-áÀãÇòÇú éÀãÇáÌÅø; åÌãÀáÈøÈéå, ìÉà áÀäÇùÒÀëÌÅéì.
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35 'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'
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ìå àÈáÄé--éÄáÌÈçÅï àÄéÌåÉá òÇã-ðÆöÇç: òÇì-úÌÀùÑËáÉú, áÌÀàÇðÀùÑÅé-àÈåÆï.
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36 Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
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ìæ ëÌÄé éÉñÄéó òÇì-çÇèÌÈàúåÉ ôÆùÑÇò, áÌÅéðÅéðåÌ éÄùÒÀôÌåÉ÷; åÀéÆøÆá àÂîÈøÈéå ìÈàÅì.
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37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
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