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à åÇéÌÇòÇï-éÀäåÈä àÆú-àÄéÌåÉá, îðäñòøä (îÄï äÇñÌÀòÈøÈä); åÇéÌÉàîÇø.
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1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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á îÄé æÆä, îÇçÀùÑÄéêÀ òÅöÈä áÀîÄìÌÄéï-- áÌÀìÄé-ãÈòÇú.
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2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
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â àÁæÈø-ðÈà ëÀâÆáÆø çÂìÈöÆéêÈ; åÀàÆùÑÀàÈìÀêÈ, åÀäåÉãÄéòÅðÄé.
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3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
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ã àÅéôÉä äÈéÄéúÈ, áÌÀéÈñÀãÄé-àÈøÆõ; äÇâÌÅã, àÄí-éÈãÇòÀúÌÈ áÄéðÈä.
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4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
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ä îÄé-ùÒÈí îÀîÇãÌÆéäÈ, ëÌÄé úÅãÈò; àåÉ îÄé-ðÈèÈä òÈìÆéäÈ ÷ÌÈå.
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5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
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å òÇì-îÈä, àÂãÈðÆéäÈ äÈèÀáÌÈòåÌ; àåÉ îÄé-éÈøÈä, àÆáÆï ôÌÄðÌÈúÈäÌ.
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6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
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æ áÌÀøÈï-éÇçÇã, ëÌåÉëÀáÅé áÉ÷Æø; åÇéÌÈøÄéòåÌ, ëÌÈì-áÌÀðÅé àÁìÉäÄéí.
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7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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ç åÇéÌÈñÆêÀ áÌÄãÀìÈúÇéÄí éÈí; áÌÀâÄéçåÉ, îÅøÆçÆí éÅöÅà.
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8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
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è áÌÀùÒåÌîÄé òÈðÈï ìÀáËùÑåÉ; åÇòÂøÈôÆì, çÂúËìÌÈúåÉ.
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9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
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é åÈàÆùÑÀáÌÉø òÈìÈéå çË÷ÌÄé; åÈàÈùÒÄéí, áÌÀøÄéçÇ åÌãÀìÈúÈéÄí.
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10 And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
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éà åÈàÉîÇø--òÇã-ôÌÉä úÈáåÉà, åÀìÉà úÉñÄéó; åÌôÉà-éÈùÑÄéú, áÌÄâÀàåÉï âÌÇìÌÆéêÈ.
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11 And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
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éá äÂîÄéÌÈîÆéêÈ, öÄåÌÄéúÈ áÌÉ÷Æø; éãòúä ùçø (éÄãÌÇòÀúÌÈ äÇùÌÑÇçÇø) îÀ÷ÉîåÉ.
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12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
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éâ ìÆàÁçÉæ, áÌÀëÇðÀôåÉú äÈàÈøÆõ; åÀéÄðÌÈòÂøåÌ øÀùÑÈòÄéí îÄîÌÆðÌÈä.
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13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
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éã úÌÄúÀäÇôÌÅêÀ, ëÌÀçÉîÆø çåÉúÈí; åÀéÄúÀéÇöÌÀáåÌ, ëÌÀîåÉ ìÀáåÌùÑ.
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14 It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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èå åÀéÄîÌÈðÇò îÅøÀùÑÈòÄéí àåÉøÈí; åÌæÀøåÉòÇ øÈîÈä, úÌÄùÌÑÈáÅø.
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15 But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
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èæ äÂáÈàúÈ, òÇã-ðÄáÀëÅé-éÈí; åÌáÀçÅ÷Æø úÌÀäåÉí, äÄúÀäÇìÌÈëÀúÌÈ.
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16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
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éæ äÂðÄâÀìåÌ ìÀêÈ, ùÑÇòÂøÅé-îÈåÆú; åÀùÑÇòÂøÅé öÇìÀîÈåÆú úÌÄøÀàÆä.
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17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
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éç äÄúÀáÌÉðÇðÀúÌÈ, òÇã-øÇçÂáÅé-àÈøÆõ; äÇâÌÅã, àÄí-éÈãÇòÀúÌÈ ëËìÌÈäÌ.
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18 Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
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éè àÅé-æÆä äÇãÌÆøÆêÀ, éÄùÑÀëÌÈï-àåÉø; åÀçÉùÑÆêÀ, àÅé-æÆä îÀ÷ÉîåÉ.
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19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
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ë ëÌÄé úÄ÷ÌÈçÆðÌåÌ àÆì-âÌÀáåÌìåÉ; åÀëÄé-úÈáÄéï, ðÀúÄéáåÉú áÌÅéúåÉ.
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20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
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ëà éÈãÇòÀúÌÈ, ëÌÄé-àÈæ úÌÄåÌÈìÅã; åÌîÄñÀôÌÇø éÈîÆéêÈ øÇáÌÄéí.
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21 Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
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ëá äÂáÈàúÈ, àÆì-àÉöÀøåÉú ùÑÈìÆâ; åÀàåÉöÀøåÉú áÌÈøÈã úÌÄøÀàÆä.
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22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
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ëâ àÂùÑÆø-çÈùÒÇëÀúÌÄé ìÀòÆú-öÈø; ìÀéåÉí ÷ÀøÈá, åÌîÄìÀçÈîÈä.
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23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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ëã àÅé-æÆä äÇãÌÆøÆêÀ, éÅçÈìÆ÷ àåÉø; éÈôÅõ ÷ÈãÄéí òÂìÅé-àÈøÆõ.
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24 By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
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ëä îÄé-ôÄìÌÇâ ìÇùÌÑÆèÆó úÌÀòÈìÈä; åÀãÆøÆêÀ, ìÇçÂæÄéæ ÷ÉìåÉú.
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25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
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ëå ìÀäÇîÀèÄéø, òÇì-àÆøÆõ ìÉà-àÄéùÑ-- îÄãÀáÌÈø, ìÉà-àÈãÈí áÌåÉ.
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26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
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ëæ ìÀäÇùÒÀáÌÄéòÇ ùÑÉàÈä, åÌîÀùÑÉàÈä; åÌìÀäÇöÀîÄéçÇ, îÉöÈà ãÆùÑÆà.
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27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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ëç äÂéÅùÑ-ìÇîÌÈèÈø àÈá; àåÉ îÄé-äåÉìÄéã, àÆâÀìÅé-èÈì.
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28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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ëè îÄáÌÆèÆï îÄé, éÈöÈà äÇ÷ÌÈøÇç; åÌëÀôÉø ùÑÈîÇéÄí, îÄé éÀìÈãåÉ.
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29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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ì ëÌÈàÆáÆï, îÇéÄí éÄúÀçÇáÌÈàåÌ; åÌôÀðÅé úÀäåÉí, éÄúÀìÇëÌÈãåÌ.
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30 The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
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ìà äÇúÀ÷ÇùÌÑÅø, îÇòÂãÇðÌåÉú ëÌÄéîÈä; àåÉ-îÉùÑÀëåÉú ëÌÀñÄéì úÌÀôÇúÌÅçÇ.
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31 Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
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ìá äÂúÉöÄéà îÇæÌÈøåÉú áÌÀòÄúÌåÉ; åÀòÇéÄùÑ, òÇì-áÌÈðÆéäÈ úÇðÀçÅí.
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32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
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ìâ äÂéÈãÇòÀúÌÈ, çË÷ÌåÉú ùÑÈîÈéÄí; àÄí-úÌÈùÒÄéí îÄùÑÀèÈøåÉ áÈàÈøÆõ.
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33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
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ìã äÂúÈøÄéí ìÈòÈá ÷åÉìÆêÈ; åÀùÑÄôÀòÇú-îÇéÄí úÌÀëÇñÌÆêÌÈ.
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34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
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ìä äÇúÀùÑÇìÌÇç áÌÀøÈ÷Äéí åÀéÅìÅëåÌ; åÀéÉàîÀøåÌ ìÀêÈ äÄðÌÅðåÌ.
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35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
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ìå îÄé-ùÑÈú, áÌÇèÌËçåÉú çÈëÀîÈä; àåÉ îÄé-ðÈúÇï ìÇùÌÒÆëÀåÄé áÄéðÈä.
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36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
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ìæ îÄé-éÀñÇôÌÅø ùÑÀçÈ÷Äéí áÌÀçÈëÀîÈä; åÀðÄáÀìÅé ùÑÈîÇéÄí, îÄé éÇùÑÀëÌÄéá.
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37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
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ìç áÌÀöÆ÷Æú òÈôÈø, ìÇîÌåÌöÈ÷; åÌøÀâÈáÄéí éÀãËáÌÈ÷åÌ.
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38 When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
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ìè äÂúÈöåÌã ìÀìÈáÄéà èÈøÆó; åÀçÇéÌÇú ëÌÀôÄéøÄéí úÌÀîÇìÌÅà.
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39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
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î ëÌÄé-éÈùÑÉçåÌ áÇîÌÀòåÉðåÉú; éÅùÑÀáåÌ áÇñÌËëÌÈä ìÀîåÉ-àÈøÆá.
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40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
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îà îÄé éÈëÄéï ìÈòÉøÅá, öÅéãåÉ:
ëÌÄé-éÀìÈãÈå, àÆì-àÅì éÀùÑÇåÌÅòåÌ; éÄúÀòåÌ, ìÄáÀìÄé-àÉëÆì.
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41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, {N}
when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
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