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à åÇéÌÇòÇï, àÁìÄéôÇæ äÇúÌÅéîÈðÄé; åÇéÌÉàîÇø.
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1 {S} Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
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á äÂðÄñÌÈä ãÈáÈø àÅìÆéêÈ úÌÄìÀàÆä; åÇòÀöÉø áÌÀîÄìÌÄéï, îÄé éåÌëÈì.
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2 If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
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â äÄðÌÅä, éÄñÌÇøÀúÌÈ øÇáÌÄéí; åÀéÈãÇéÄí øÈôåÉú úÌÀçÇæÌÅ÷.
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3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
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ã ëÌåÉùÑÅì, éÀ÷ÄéîåÌï îÄìÌÆéêÈ; åÌáÄøÀëÌÇéÄí ëÌÉøÀòåÉú úÌÀàÇîÌÅõ.
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4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
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ä ëÌÄé òÇúÌÈä, úÌÈáåÉà àÅìÆéêÈ åÇúÌÅìÆà; úÌÄâÌÇò òÈãÆéêÈ, åÇúÌÄáÌÈäÅì.
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5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
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å äÂìÉà éÄøÀàÈúÀêÈ, ëÌÄñÀìÈúÆêÈ; úÌÄ÷ÀåÈúÀêÈ, åÀúÉí ãÌÀøÈëÆéêÈ.
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6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
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æ æÀëÈø-ðÈà--îÄé äåÌà ðÈ÷Äé àÈáÈã; åÀàÅéôÉä, éÀùÑÈøÄéí ðÄëÀçÈãåÌ.
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7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
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ç ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø øÈàÄéúÄé, çÉøÀùÑÅé àÈåÆï; åÀæÉøÀòÅé òÈîÈì éÄ÷ÀöÀøËäåÌ.
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8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow mischief, reap the same.
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è îÄðÌÄùÑÀîÇú àÁìåÉäÌÇ éÉàáÅãåÌ; åÌîÅøåÌçÇ àÇôÌåÉ éÄëÀìåÌ.
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9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.
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é ùÑÇàÂâÇú àÇøÀéÅä, åÀ÷åÉì ùÑÈçÇì; åÀùÑÄðÌÅé ëÀôÄéøÄéí ðÄúÌÈòåÌ.
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10 The lion roareth, and the fierce lion howleth--yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
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éà ìÇéÄùÑ, àÉáÅã îÄáÌÀìÄé-èÈøÆó; åÌáÀðÅé ìÈáÄéà, éÄúÀôÌÈøÈãåÌ.
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11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
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éá åÀàÅìÇé, ãÌÈáÈø éÀâËðÌÈá; åÇúÌÄ÷ÌÇç àÈæÀðÄé, ùÑÅîÆõ îÆðÀäåÌ.
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12 Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
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éâ áÌÄùÒÀòÄôÌÄéí, îÅçÆæÀéÉðåÉú ìÈéÀìÈä; áÌÄðÀôÉì úÌÇøÀãÌÅîÈä, òÇì-àÂðÈùÑÄéí.
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13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
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éã ôÌÇçÇã ÷ÀøÈàÇðÄé, åÌøÀòÈãÈä; åÀøÉá òÇöÀîåÉúÇé äÄôÀçÄéã.
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14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.
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èå åÀøåÌçÇ, òÇì-ôÌÈðÇé éÇçÂìÉó; úÌÀñÇîÌÅø, ùÒÇòÂøÇú áÌÀùÒÈøÄé.
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15 Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
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èæ éÇòÂîÉã, åÀìÉà àÇëÌÄéø îÇøÀàÅäåÌ-- úÌÀîåÌðÈä, ìÀðÆâÆã òÅéðÈé;
ãÌÀîÈîÈä åÈ÷åÉì àÆùÑÀîÈò.
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16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes; {N}
I heard a still voice:
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éæ äÇàÁðåÉùÑ, îÅàÁìåÉäÌÇ éÄöÀãÌÈ÷; àÄí îÅòÉùÒÅäåÌ, éÄèÀäÇø-âÌÈáÆø.
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17 'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
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éç äÅï áÌÇòÂáÈãÈéå, ìÉà éÇàÂîÄéï; åÌáÀîÇìÀàÈëÈéå, éÈùÒÄéí úÌÈäÃìÈä.
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18 Behold, He putteth no trust in His servants, and His angels He chargeth with folly;
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éè àÇó, ùÑÉëÀðÅé áÈúÌÅé-çÉîÆø--àÂùÑÆø-áÌÆòÈôÈø éÀñåÉãÈí: éÀãÇëÌÀàåÌí, ìÄôÀðÅé-òÈùÑ.
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19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
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ë îÄáÌÉ÷Æø ìÈòÆøÆá éËëÌÇúÌåÌ; îÄáÌÀìÄé îÅùÒÄéí, ìÈðÆöÇç éÉàáÅãåÌ.
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20 Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
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ëà äÂìÉà-ðÄñÌÇò éÄúÀøÈí áÌÈí; éÈîåÌúåÌ, åÀìÉà áÀçÈëÀîÈä.
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21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
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