Job 25Job 26Job 27Job 281 Corinthians 4Job 25
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Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
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Rule and power are his he makes peace in his high places.
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Is it possible for his armies to be numbered? and on whom is not his light shining?
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How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?
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See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:
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How much less man who is an insect, and the son of man who is a worm!
Job 26
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Then Job made answer and said,
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How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
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How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
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To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?
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The shades in the underworld are shaking the waters and those living in them.
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The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.
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By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
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By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
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By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
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By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
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The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
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By his power the sea was made quiet and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
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By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
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See, these are only the outskirts of his ways and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
Job 27
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And Job again took up the word and said,
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By the life of God, who has taken away my right and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter
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(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life)
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Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
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Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.
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I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.
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Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
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For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
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Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
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Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
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I will give you teaching about the hand of God I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.
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Truly, you have all seen it yourselves why then have you become completely foolish?
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This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
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If his children are increased, it is for the sword and his offspring have not enough bread.
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When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.
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Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing
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He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
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His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.
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He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
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Fears overtake him like rushing waters in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
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The east wind takes him up and he is gone he is forced violently out of his place.
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God sends his arrows against him without mercy he goes in flight before his hand.
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Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
Job 28
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Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
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Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
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Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
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He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.
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As for the earth, bread comes out of it but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
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Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
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No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
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The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
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Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
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He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
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He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
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But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
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The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
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Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
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It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
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Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
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There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
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The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
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From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
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Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
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God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place
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For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
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When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters
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When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames
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Then he saw it, and put it on record he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
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And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
1 Corinthians 4
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Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.
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And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.
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But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging I am not even a judge of myself.
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For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
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For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart and then will every man have his praise from God.
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My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
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For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?
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For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.
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For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.
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We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ we are feeble, but you are strong you have glory, but we have shame.
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Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place
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And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly
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When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
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I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.
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For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
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So my desire is that you take me as your example.
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For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.
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Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.
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But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
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For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
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What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?
