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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind ,
and said ,
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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge ?
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Gird up now thy loins like a man ;
for I will demand of thee ,
and answer thou me .
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Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth ?
declare ,
if thou hast understanding .
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Who hath laid the measures thereof ,
if thou knowest ?
or who hath stretched the line upon it ?
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Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened ?
or who laid the corner stone thereof ;
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When the morning stars sang together ,
and all the sons of God shouted for joy ?
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Or who shut up the sea with doors ,
when it brake forth ,
as if it had issued out of the womb ?
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When I made the cloud the garment thereof ,
and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it ,
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And brake up for it my decreed place ,
and set bars and doors ,
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And said ,
Hitherto shalt thou come ,
but no further :
and here shall thy proud waves be stayed ?
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Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days ;
and caused the dayspring to know his place ;
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That it might take hold of the ends of the earth ,
that the wicked might be shaken out of it ?
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It is turned as clay to the seal ;
and they stand as a garment .
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And from the wicked their light is withholden ,
and the high arm shall be broken .
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Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea ?
or hast thou walked in the search of the depth ?
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Have the gates of death been opened unto thee ?
or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death ?
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Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth ?
declare if thou knowest it all .
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Where is the way where light dwelleth ?
and as for darkness ,
where is the place thereof ,
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That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof ,
and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof ?
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Knowest thou it ,
because thou wast then born ?
or because the number of thy days is great ?
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Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow ?
or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail ,
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Which I have reserved against the time of trouble ,
against the day of battle and war ?
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By what way is the light parted ,
which scattereth the east wind upon the earth ?
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Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters ,
or a way for the lightning of thunder ;
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To cause it to rain on the earth ,
where no man is ;
on the wilderness ,
wherein there is no man ;
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To satisfy the desolate and waste ground ;
and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth ?
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Hath the rain a father ?
or who hath begotten the drops of dew ?
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Out of whose womb came the ice ?
and the hoary frost of heaven ,
who hath gendered it ?
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The waters are hid as with a stone ,
and the face of the deep is frozen .
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades ,
or loose the bands of Orion ?
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Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season ?
or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons ?
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Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven ?
canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth ?
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Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds ,
that abundance of waters may cover thee ?
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Canst thou send lightnings ,
that they may go ,
and say unto thee ,
Here we are ?
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Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts ?
or who hath given understanding to the heart ?
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Who can number the clouds in wisdom ?
or who can stay the bottles of heaven ,
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When the dust groweth into hardness ,
and the clods cleave fast together ?
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Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion ?
or fill the appetite of the young lions ,
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When they couch in their dens ,
and abide in the covert to lie in wait ?
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Who provideth for the raven his food ?
when his young ones cry unto God ,
they wander for lack of meat .
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Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth ?
or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve ?
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Canst thou number the months that they fulfil ?
or knowest thou the time when they bring forth ?
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They bow themselves ,
they bring forth their young ones ,
they cast out their sorrows .
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Their young ones are in good liking ,
they grow up with corn ;
they go forth ,
and return not unto them .
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Who hath sent out the wild ass free ?
or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass ?
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Whose house I have made the wilderness ,
and the barren land his dwellings .
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He scorneth the multitude of the city ,
neither regardeth he the crying of the driver .
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The range of the mountains is his pasture ,
and he searcheth after every green thing .
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Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee ,
or abide by thy crib ?
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Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow ?
or will he harrow the valleys after thee ?
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Wilt thou trust him ,
because his strength is great ?
or wilt thou leave thy labour to him ?
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Wilt thou believe him ,
that he will bring home thy seed ,
and gather it into thy barn ?
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Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks ?
or wings and feathers unto the ostrich ?
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Which leaveth her eggs in the earth ,
and warmeth them in dust ,
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And forgetteth that the foot may crush them ,
or that the wild beast may break them .
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She is hardened against her young ones ,
as though they were not hers :
her labour is in vain without fear ;
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Because God hath deprived her of wisdom ,
neither hath he imparted to her understanding .
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What time she lifteth up herself on high ,
she scorneth the horse and his rider .
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Hast thou given the horse strength ?
hast thou clothed his neck with thunder ?
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Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ?
the glory of his nostrils is terrible .
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He paweth in the valley ,
and rejoiceth in his strength :
he goeth on to meet the armed men .
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He mocketh at fear ,
and is not affrighted ;
neither turneth he back from the sword .
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The quiver rattleth against him ,
the glittering spear and the shield .
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He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage :
neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet .
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He saith among the trumpets ,
Ha ,
ha ;
and he smelleth the battle afar off ,
the thunder of the captains ,
and the shouting .
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Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom ,
and stretch her wings toward the south ?
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Doth the eagle mount up at thy command ,
and make her nest on high ?
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She dwelleth and abideth on the rock ,
upon the crag of the rock ,
and the strong place .
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From thence she seeketh the prey ,
and her eyes behold afar off .
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Her young ones also suck up blood :
and where the slain are ,
there is she .
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Moreover the LORD answered Job ,
and said ,
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Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him ?
he that reproveth God ,
let him answer it .
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Then Job answered the LORD ,
and said ,
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Behold ,
I am vile ;
what shall I answer thee ?
I will lay mine hand upon my mouth .
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Once have I spoken ;
but I will not answer :
yea ,
twice ;
but I will proceed no further .
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Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind ,
and said ,
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Gird up thy loins now like a man :
I will demand of thee ,
and declare thou unto me .
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Wilt thou also disannul my judgment ?
wilt thou condemn me ,
that thou mayest be righteous ?
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Hast thou an arm like God ?
or canst thou thunder with a voice like him ?
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency ;
and array thyself with glory and beauty .
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath :
and behold every one that is proud ,
and abase him .
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Look on every one that is proud ,
and bring him low ;
and tread down the wicked in their place .
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Hide them in the dust together ;
and bind their faces in secret .
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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee .
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Behold now behemoth ,
which I made with thee ;
he eateth grass as an ox .
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Lo now ,
his strength is in his loins ,
and his force is in the navel of his belly .
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He moveth his tail like a cedar :
the sinews of his stones are wrapped together .
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His bones are as strong pieces of brass ;
his bones are like bars of iron .
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He is the chief of the ways of God :
he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him .
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food ,
where all the beasts of the field play .
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He lieth under the shady trees ,
in the covert of the reed ,
and fens .
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow ;
the willows of the brook compass him about .
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Behold ,
he drinketh up a river ,
and hasteth not :
he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth .
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He taketh it with his eyes :
his nose pierceth through snares .
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Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook ?
or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down ?
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Canst thou put an hook into his nose ?
or bore his jaw through with a thorn ?
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Will he make many supplications unto thee ?
will he speak soft words unto thee ?
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Will he make a covenant with thee ?
wilt thou take him for a servant for ever ?
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Wilt thou play with him as with a bird ?
or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ?
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Shall the companions make a banquet of him ?
shall they part him among the merchants ?
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Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons ?
or his head with fish spears ?
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Lay thine hand upon him ,
remember the battle ,
do no more .
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Behold ,
the hope of him is in vain :
shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him ?
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None is so fierce that dare stir him up :
who then is able to stand before me ?
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Who hath prevented me ,
that I should repay him ?
whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine .
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I will not conceal his parts ,
nor his power ,
nor his comely proportion .
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Who can discover the face of his garment ?
or who can come to him with his double bridle ?
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Who can open the doors of his face ?
his teeth are terrible round about .
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His scales are his pride ,
shut up together as with a close seal .
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One is so near to another ,
that no air can come between them .
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They are joined one to another ,
they stick together ,
that they cannot be sundered .
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By his neesings a light doth shine ,
and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning .
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Out of his mouth go burning lamps ,
and sparks of fire leap out .
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Out of his nostrils goeth smoke ,
as out of a seething pot or caldron .
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His breath kindleth coals ,
and a flame goeth out of his mouth .
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In his neck remaineth strength ,
and sorrow is turned into joy before him .
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The flakes of his flesh are joined together :
they are firm in themselves ;
they cannot be moved .
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His heart is as firm as a stone ;
yea ,
as hard as a piece of the nether millstone .
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When he raiseth up himself ,
the mighty are afraid :
by reason of breakings they purify themselves .
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The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold :
the spear ,
the dart ,
nor the habergeon .
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He esteemeth iron as straw ,
and brass as rotten wood .
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The arrow cannot make him flee :
slingstones are turned with him into stubble .
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Darts are counted as stubble :
he laugheth at the shaking of a spear .
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Sharp stones are under him :
he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire .
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He maketh the deep to boil like a pot :
he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment .
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He maketh a path to shine after him ;
one would think the deep to be hoary .
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Upon earth there is not his like ,
who is made without fear .
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He beholdeth all high things :
he is a king over all the children of pride .
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Then Job answered the LORD ,
and said ,