Job 24:2 "Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.

Job 24:3 "They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Job 24:4 "They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

Job 24:5 "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.

Job 24:6 "They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

Job 24:7 "They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.

Job 24:8 "They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.

Job 24:9 "Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.

Job 24:10 "They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

Job 24:11 "Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.

Job 24:12 "From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.

Job 24:13 "Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths.

Job 24:14 "The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.

Job 24:15 "The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.

Job 24:16 "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

Job 24:17 "For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.

Job 24:18 "They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.

Job 24:19 "Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.

Job 24:20 "A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.

Job 24:21 "He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.

Job 24:22 "But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.

Job 24:23 "He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.

Job 24:24 "They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

Job 24:25 "Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless? "

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Job 25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

Job 25:2 "Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishes peace in His heights.

Job 25:3 "Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?

Job 25:4 "How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

Job 25:5 "If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight,

Job 25:6 How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!"

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Job 26:1 Then Job responded,

Job 26:2 "What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength!

Job 26:3 "What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!

Job 26:4 "To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you?

Job 26:5 "The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

Job 26:6 "Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.

Job 26:7 "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 26:8 "He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.

Job 26:9 "He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.

Job 26:10 "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.

Job 26:11 "The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.

Job 26:12 "He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

Job 26:13 "By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

Job 26:14 "Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?"

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Job 27:1 Then Job continued his discourse and said,

Job 27:2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

Job 27:3 For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

Job 27:4 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

Job 27:5 "Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

Job 27:6 "I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.

Job 27:7 "May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust.

Job 27:8 "For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?

Job 27:9 "Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?

Job 27:10 "Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?

Job 27:11 "I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

Job 27:12 "Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly?

Job 27:13 "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

Job 27:14 "Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

Job 27:15 "His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep.

Job 27:16 "Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

Job 27:17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.

Job 27:18 "He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

Job 27:19 "He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

Job 27:20 "Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.

Job 27:21 "The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.

Job 27:22 "For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.

Job 27:23 "Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.

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Job 28:1 "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.

Job 28:2 "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

Job 28:3 "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

Job 28:4 "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

Job 28:5 "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

Job 28:6 "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

Job 28:7 "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.

Job 28:8 "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

Job 28:9 "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

Job 28:10 "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

Job 28:11 "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

Job 28:12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:13 "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:14 "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

Job 28:15 "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

Job 28:16 "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

Job 28:17 "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

Job 28:18 "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

Job 28:19 "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Job 28:20 "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:21 "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.

Job 28:22 "Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'

Job 28:23 "God understands its way, And He knows its place.

Job 28:24 "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.

Job 28:25 "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

Job 28:26 When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,

Job 28:27 Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.

Job 28:28 "And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"