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This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.

Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

He will surely reprove you If ye do secretly show partiality.

Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?

Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

`As' the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet:

Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.

Job 14

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay.

If a man die, shall he live `again'? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.

He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.