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And Job again took up his parable, and said,

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

`Man' setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

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Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;

For `God' shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach `me' so long as I live.

He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered `to his fathers'; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;

When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?