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1. Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
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1. Then Eliphaz H464 the Temanite H8489 answered H6030 and said H559 ,
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2. Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
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2. Can a man H1397 be profitable H5532 unto God H410 , as he that H3588 is wise H7919 may be profitable H5532 unto H5921 himself?
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3. For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest Gr. simplify perfect thy way?
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3. Is it any pleasure H2656 to the Almighty H7706 , that H3588 thou art righteous H6663 ? or H518 is it gain H1215 to him , that H3588 thou makest thy ways perfect H8552 H1870 ?
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4. Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and Alex. elegxei se, i. e., will he reprove thee because he takes account of thee? will he enter into judgement with thee?
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4. Will he reprove H3198 thee for fear H4480 H3374 of thee? will he enter H935 with H5973 thee into judgment H4941 ?
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5. Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
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5. Is not H3808 thy wickedness H7451 great H7227 ? and thine iniquities H5771 infinite H369 H7093 ?
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6. And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
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6. For H3588 thou hast taken a pledge H2254 from thy brother H251 for naught H2600 , and stripped H6584 the naked H6174 of their clothing H899 .
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7. Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
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7. Thou hast not H3808 given water H4325 to the weary H5889 to drink H8248 , and thou hast withheld H4513 bread H3899 from the hungry H4480 H7457 .
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8. And Great variation from the Hebrew thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.
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8. But as for the mighty H2220 man H376 , he had the earth H776 ; and the honorable man H5375 H6440 dwelt H3427 in it.
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9. But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.
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9. Thou hast sent widows away H7971 H490 empty H7387 , and the arms H2220 of the fatherless H3490 have been broken H1792 .
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10. Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
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10. Therefore H5921 H3651 snares H6341 are round about H5439 thee , and sudden H6597 fear H6343 troubleth H926 thee;
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11. The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
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11. Or H176 darkness H2822 , that thou canst not H3808 see H7200 ; and abundance H8229 of waters H4325 cover H3680 thee.
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12. Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
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12. Is not H3808 God H433 in the height H1363 of heaven H8064 ? and behold H7200 the height H7218 of the stars H3556 , how H3588 high they are H7311 !
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13. And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
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13. And thou sayest H559 , How H4100 doth God H410 know H3045 ? can he judge H8199 through H1157 the dark cloud H6205 ?
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14. A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
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14. Thick clouds H5645 are a covering H5643 to him , that he seeth H7200 not H3808 ; and he walketh H1980 in the circuit H2329 of heaven H8064 .
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15. Wilt thou not mark the Gr. eternal old way, which Grabe conjectures adikoi, unjust righteous men have trodden?
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15. Hast thou marked H8104 the old H5769 way H734 which H834 wicked H205 men H4962 have trodden H1869 ?
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16. who were seized before their time: their foundations are as an overflowing stream.
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16. Which H834 were cut down H7059 out of H3808 time H6256 , whose foundation H3247 was overflown H3332 with a flood H5104 :
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17. Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
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17. Which said H559 unto God H410 , Depart H5493 from H4480 us : and what H4100 can the Almighty H7706 do H6466 for them?
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18. Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.
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18. Yet he H1931 filled H4390 their houses H1004 with good H2896 things : but the counsel H6098 of the wicked H7563 is far H7368 from H4480 me.
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19. The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them.
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19. The righteous H6662 see H7200 it , and are glad H8055 : and the innocent H5355 laugh them to scorn H3932 .
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20. Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their property.
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20. Whereas H518 our substance H7009 is not H3808 cut down H3582 , but the remnant H3499 of them the fire H784 consumeth H398 .
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21. Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
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21. Acquaint H5532 now H4994 thyself with H5973 him , and be at peace H7999 : thereby good H2896 shall come H935 unto thee.
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22. And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
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22. Receive H3947 , I pray thee H4994 , the law H8451 from his mouth H4480 H6310 , and lay up H7760 his words H561 in thine heart H3824 .
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23. And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
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23. If H518 thou return H7725 to H5704 the Almighty H7706 , thou shalt be built up H1129 , thou shalt put away iniquity H5766 far H7368 from thy tabernacles H4480 H168 .
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24. Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Alex. Ophir Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent.
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24. Then shalt thou lay up H7896 gold H1220 as H5921 dust H6083 , and the gold of Ophir H211 as the stones H6697 of the brooks H5158 .
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25. So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
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25. Yea , the Almighty H7706 shall be H1961 thy defense H1220 , and thou shalt have plenty H8443 of silver H3701 .
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26. Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
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26. For H3588 then H227 shalt thou have thy delight H6026 in H5921 the Almighty H7706 , and shalt lift up H5375 thy face H6440 unto H413 God H433 .
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27. And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows.
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27. Thou shalt make thy prayer H6279 unto H413 him , and he shall hear H8085 thee , and thou shalt pay H7999 thy vows H5088 .
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28. And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
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28. Thou shalt also decree H1504 a thing H562 , and it shall be established H6965 unto thee : and the light H216 shall shine H5050 upon H5921 thy ways H1870 .
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29. Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
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29. When H3588 men are cast down H8213 , then thou shalt say H559 , There is lifting up H1466 ; and he shall save H3467 the humble person H7807 H5869 .
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30. He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
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30. He shall deliver H4422 the island H336 of the innocent H5355 : and it is delivered H4422 by the pureness H1252 of thine hands H3709 .
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