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à åÇéÌÇòÇï, àÁìÄéôÇæ äÇúÌÅîÈðÄé; åÇéÌÉàîÇø.
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1 {S} Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
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á äÇìÀàÅì éÄñÀëÌÈï-âÌÈáÆø-- ëÌÄé-éÄñÀëÌÉï òÈìÅéîåÉ îÇùÒÀëÌÄéì.
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2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
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â äÇçÅôÆõ ìÀùÑÇãÌÇé, ëÌÄé úÄöÀãÌÈ÷; åÀàÄí-áÌÆöÇò, ëÌÄé-úÇúÌÅí ãÌÀøÈëÆéêÈ.
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3 Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
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ã äÂîÄéÌÄøÀàÈúÀêÈ éÉëÄéçÆêÈ; éÈáåÉà òÄîÌÀêÈ, áÌÇîÌÄùÑÀôÌÈè.
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4 Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
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ä äÂìÉà øÈòÈúÀêÈ øÇáÌÈä; åÀàÅéï-÷Åõ, ìÇòÂåÉðÉúÆéêÈ.
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5 Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
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å ëÌÄé-úÇçÀáÌÉì àÇçÆéêÈ çÄðÌÈí; åÌáÄâÀãÅé òÂøåÌîÌÄéí úÌÇôÀùÑÄéè.
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6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
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æ ìÉà-îÇéÄí, òÈéÅó úÌÇùÑÀ÷Æä; åÌîÅøÈòÅá, úÌÄîÀðÇò-ìÈçÆí.
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7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
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ç åÀàÄéùÑ æÀøåÉòÇ, ìåÉ äÈàÈøÆõ; åÌðÀùÒåÌà ôÈðÄéí, éÅùÑÆá áÌÈäÌ.
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8 And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
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è àÇìÀîÈðåÉú, ùÑÄìÌÇçÀúÌÈ øÅé÷Èí; åÌæÀøÉòåÉú éÀúÉîÄéí éÀãËëÌÈà.
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9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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é òÇì-ëÌÅï, ñÀáÄéáåÉúÆéêÈ ôÇçÄéí; åÄéáÇäÆìÀêÈ, ôÌÇçÇã ôÌÄúÀàÉí.
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10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
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éà àåÉ-çÉùÑÆêÀ ìÉà-úÄøÀàÆä; åÀùÑÄôÀòÇú-îÇéÄí úÌÀëÇñÌÆêÌÈ.
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11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
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éá äÂìÉà-àÁìåÉäÌÇ, âÌÉáÇäÌ ùÑÈîÈéÄí; åÌøÀàÅä øÉàùÑ ëÌåÉëÈáÄéí ëÌÄé-øÈîÌåÌ.
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12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
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éâ åÀàÈîÇøÀúÌÈ, îÇä-éÌÈãÇò àÅì; äÇáÀòÇã òÂøÈôÆì éÄùÑÀôÌåÉè.
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13 And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
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éã òÈáÄéí ñÅúÆø-ìåÉ, åÀìÉà éÄøÀàÆä; åÀçåÌâ ùÑÈîÇéÄí, éÄúÀäÇìÌÈêÀ.
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14 Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
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èå äÇàÉøÇç òåÉìÈí úÌÄùÑÀîåÉø-- àÂùÑÆø ãÌÈøÀëåÌ îÀúÅé-àÈåÆï.
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15 Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
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èæ àÂùÑÆø-÷ËîÌÀèåÌ åÀìÉà-òÅú; ðÈäÈø, éåÌöÇ÷ éÀñåÉãÈí.
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16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
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éæ äÈàÉîÀøÄéí ìÈàÅì, ñåÌø îÄîÌÆðÌåÌ; åÌîÇä-éÌÄôÀòÇì ùÑÇãÌÇé ìÈîåÉ.
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17 Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
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éç åÀäåÌà îÄìÌÅà áÈúÌÅéäÆí èåÉá; åÇòÂöÇú øÀùÑÈòÄéí, øÈçÂ÷Èä îÆðÌÄé.
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18 Yet He filled their houses with good things--but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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éè éÄøÀàåÌ öÇãÌÄé÷Äéí åÀéÄùÒÀîÈçåÌ; åÀðÈ÷Äé, éÄìÀòÇâ-ìÈîåÉ.
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19 The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
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ë àÄí-ìÉà ðÄëÀçÇã ÷ÄéîÈðåÌ; åÀéÄúÀøÈí, àÈëÀìÈä àÅùÑ.
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20 'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
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ëà äÇñÀëÌÆï-ðÈà òÄîÌåÉ åÌùÑÀìÈí; áÌÈäÆí, úÌÀáåÉàÇúÀêÈ èåÉáÈä.
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21 Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
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ëá ÷Çç-ðÈà îÄôÌÄéå úÌåÉøÈä; åÀùÒÄéí àÂîÈøÈéå, áÌÄìÀáÈáÆêÈ.
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22 Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
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ëâ àÄí-úÌÈùÑåÌá òÇã-ùÑÇãÌÇé, úÌÄáÌÈðÆä; úÌÇøÀçÄé÷ òÇåÀìÈä, îÅàÈäÃìÆêÈ.
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23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up--if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
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ëã åÀùÑÄéú-òÇì-òÈôÈø áÌÈöÆø; åÌëÀöåÌø ðÀçÈìÄéí àåÉôÄéø.
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24 And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
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ëä åÀäÈéÈä ùÑÇãÌÇé áÌÀöÈøÆéêÈ; åÀëÆñÆó úÌåÉòÈôåÉú ìÈêÀ.
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25 And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
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ëå ëÌÄé-àÈæ, òÇì-ùÑÇãÌÇé úÌÄúÀòÇðÌÈâ; åÀúÄùÌÒÈà àÆì-àÁìåÉäÌÇ ôÌÈðÆéêÈ.
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26 Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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ëæ úÌÇòÀúÌÄéø àÅìÈéå, åÀéÄùÑÀîÈòÆêÌÈ; åÌðÀãÈøÆéêÈ úÀùÑÇìÌÅí.
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27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
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ëç åÀúÄâÀæÇø-àÉîÆø, åÀéÈ÷Èí ìÈêÀ; åÀòÇì-ãÌÀøÈëÆéêÈ, ðÈâÇäÌ àåÉø.
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28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
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ëè ëÌÄé-äÄùÑÀôÌÄéìåÌ, åÇúÌÉàîÆø âÌÅåÈä; åÀùÑÇç òÅéðÇéÄí éåÉùÑÄòÇ.
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29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
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ì éÀîÇìÌÅè àÄé-ðÈ÷Äé; åÀðÄîÀìÇè, áÌÀáÉø ëÌÇôÌÆéêÈ.
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30 He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
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