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à åÇéÌÇòÇï àÄéÌåÉá, åÇéÌÉàîÇø.
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1 {S} Then Job answered and said:
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á àÈîÀðÈí, ëÌÄé àÇúÌÆí-òÈí; åÀòÄîÌÈëÆí, úÌÈîåÌú çÈëÀîÈä.
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2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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â âÌÇí-ìÄé ìÅáÈá, ëÌÀîåÉëÆí--ìÉà-ðÉôÅì àÈðÉëÄé îÄëÌÆí; åÀàÆú-îÄé-àÅéï ëÌÀîåÉ-àÅìÌÆä.
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3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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ã ùÒÀçÉ÷ ìÀøÅòÅäåÌ, àÆäÀéÆä--÷ÉøÅà ìÆàÁìåÉäÌÇ, åÇéÌÇòÂðÅäåÌ; ùÒÀçåÉ÷, öÇãÌÄé÷ úÌÈîÄéí.
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4 I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, a man that called upon God, and He answered him; the just, the innocent man is a laughing-stock,
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ä ìÇôÌÄéã áÌåÌæ, ìÀòÇùÑÀúÌåÌú ùÑÇàÂðÈï-- ðÈëåÉï, ìÀîåÉòÂãÅé øÈâÆì.
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5 A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
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å éÄùÑÀìÈéåÌ àÉäÈìÄéí, ìÀùÑÉãÀãÄéí, åÌáÇèÌËçåÉú, ìÀîÇøÀâÌÄéæÅé àÅì-- ìÇàÂùÑÆø äÅáÄéà àÁìåÉäÌÇ áÌÀéÈãåÉ.
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6 The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
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æ åÀàåÌìÈí--ùÑÀàÇì-ðÈà áÀäÅîåÉú åÀúÉøÆêÌÈ; åÀòåÉó äÇùÌÑÈîÇéÄí, åÀéÇâÌÆã-ìÈêÀ.
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7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;
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ç àåÉ ùÒÄéçÇ ìÈàÈøÆõ åÀúÉøÆêÌÈ; åÄéñÇôÌÀøåÌ ìÀêÈ, ãÌÀâÅé äÇéÌÈí.
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8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;
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è îÄé, ìÉà-éÈãÇò áÌÀëÈì-àÅìÌÆä: ëÌÄé éÇã-éÀäåÈä, òÈùÒÀúÈä æÌÉàú.
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9 Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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é àÂùÑÆø áÌÀéÈãåÉ, ðÆôÆùÑ ëÌÈì-çÈé; åÀøåÌçÇ, ëÌÈì-áÌÀùÒÇø-àÄéùÑ.
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10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.--
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éà äÂìÉà-àÉæÆï, îÄìÌÄéï úÌÄáÀçÈï; åÀçÅêÀ, àÉëÆì éÄèÀòÇí-ìåÉ.
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11 Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food?
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éá áÌÄéùÑÄéùÑÄéí çÈëÀîÈä; åÀàÉøÆêÀ éÈîÄéí úÌÀáåÌðÈä.
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12 Is wisdom with aged men, and understanding in length of days?--
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éâ òÄîÌåÉ, çÈëÀîÈä åÌâÀáåÌøÈä; ìåÉ, òÅöÈä åÌúÀáåÌðÈä.
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13 With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
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éã äÅï éÇäÂøåÉñ, åÀìÉà éÄáÌÈðÆä; éÄñÀâÌÉø òÇì-àÄéùÑ, åÀìÉà éÄôÌÈúÅçÇ.
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14 Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
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èå äÅï éÇòÀöÉø áÌÇîÌÇéÄí åÀéÄáÈùÑåÌ; åÄéùÑÇìÌÀçÅí, åÀéÇäÇôÀëåÌ àÈøÆõ.
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15 Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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èæ òÄîÌåÉ, òÉæ åÀúåÌùÑÄéÌÈä; ìåÉ, ùÑÉâÅâ åÌîÇùÑÀâÌÆä.
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16 With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.
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éæ îåÉìÄéêÀ éåÉòÂöÄéí ùÑåÉìÈì; åÀùÑÉôÀèÄéí éÀäåÉìÅì.
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17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
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éç îåÌñÇø îÀìÈëÄéí ôÌÄúÌÅçÇ; åÇéÌÆàÀñÉø àÅæåÉø, áÌÀîÈúÀðÅéäÆí.
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18 He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.
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éè îåÉìÄéêÀ ëÌÉäÂðÄéí ùÑåÉìÈì; åÀàÅúÈðÄéí éÀñÇìÌÅó.
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19 He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.
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ë îÅñÄéø ùÒÈôÈä, ìÀðÆàÁîÈðÄéí; åÀèÇòÇí æÀ÷ÅðÄéí éÄ÷ÌÈç.
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20 He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.
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ëà ùÑåÉôÅêÀ áÌåÌæ, òÇì-ðÀãÄéáÄéí; åÌîÀæÄéçÇ àÂôÄé÷Äéí øÄôÌÈä.
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21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
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ëá îÀâÇìÌÆä òÂîË÷åÉú, îÄðÌÄé-çÉùÑÆêÀ; åÇéÌÉöÅà ìÈàåÉø öÇìÀîÈåÆú.
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22 He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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ëâ îÇùÒÀâÌÄéà ìÇâÌåÉéÄí, åÇéÀàÇáÌÀãÅí; ùÑÉèÅçÇ ìÇâÌåÉéÄí, åÇéÌÇðÀçÅí.
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23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
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ëã îÅñÄéø--ìÅá, øÈàùÑÅé òÇí-äÈàÈøÆõ; åÇéÌÇúÀòÅí, áÌÀúÉäåÌ ìÉà-ãÈøÆêÀ.
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24 He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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ëä éÀîÇùÑÀùÑåÌ-çÉùÑÆêÀ åÀìÉà-àåÉø; åÇéÌÇúÀòÅí, ëÌÇùÌÑÄëÌåÉø.
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25 They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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