When they cast thee' down, thou shalt say, There is' lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
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Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness `yieldeth' them bread for their children.
They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.
Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?
I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
Job 23
Job 26
He will deliver `even' him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
`Saying', Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.
And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
`Ye say', God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it: