Elihu Vindicates God's Justice
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Moreover Elihu answered and said:
E | UION | ELIAUE
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| and·he-will·? | I-will·to·he-will·the·and·I-will
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Hear my words, you wise men; and give ear to me, you that have knowledge.
B | ShMOU | ChKMIM | MLI | UIDOIM
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| ? | ? | from·to·he-will | and·he-will·?
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| AEZINU | LI
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| the·I-will·? | to·he-will
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For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
G | KI- | EZN | MLIN | ThBChN | UChK
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| that | I-will·? | from·to·he-will·we | ? | and·?
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| ITOM | LEKL
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| he-will·? | to·I-will·all
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Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.
D | MShFT | NBChRA- | LNU | NDOA
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| from·? | we·in·? | to·we·and | we·?
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| BININU | MA- | TUB
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| in·he-will·we·he-will·we·and | from·the | good
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For Job has said: 'I am righteous, and God has taken away my right;
A | KI- | EMR | EIUB | TsDQThI | UEL
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| that | say | I-will·he-will·and·in | ? | and·this
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Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'
U | OL- | MShFTI | EKZB | ENUSh | ChTsI
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| on | from·? | I-will·as·? | I-will·we·and·? | ?
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| BLI- | FShO
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| in·to·he-will | ?
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What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?
Z | MI- | GBR | KEIUB
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| from·he-will | ? | as·I-will·he-will·and·in
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| IShThA- | LOG | KMIM
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| he-will·? | to·? | as·waters
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Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men.
Ch | UERCh | LChBRA | OM- | FOLI | EUN
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| and·I-will·? | to·? | ? | ? | I-will·and·we
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| ULLKTh | OM- | ENShI- | RShO
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| and·to·to·as·she-will | ? | I-will·we·? | ?
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For he has said: 'It profits a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.'
T | KI- | EMR | LE | ISKN- | GBR | BRTsThU | OM- | ELAIM
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| that | say | not | he-will·? | ? | in·? | ? | God
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Therefore hearken to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God, that He should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that He should commit iniquity.
I | LKN | ENShI | LBB | ShMOU- | LI | ChLLA
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| to·so | I-will·we·? | to·in·in | ? | to·he-will | ?
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| LEL | MRShO | UShDI | MOUL
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| to·this | from·? | and·? | from·?
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For the work of a man will He requite to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
IE | KI | FOL | EDM | IShLM- | LU | UKERCh
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| that | ? | man | he-will·? | to·and | and·as·I-will·?
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| EISh | IMTsENU
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| I-will·he-will·? | he-will·from·?
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Yes, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
IB | EF- | EMNM | EL | LE- | IRShIO | UShDI
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| nostril | I-will·from·we·from | this | not | he-will·? | and·?
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| LE- | IOUTh | MShFT
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| not | he-will·? | from·?
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Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who has disposed the whole world?
IG | MI- | FQD | OLIU | ERTsA | UMI | ShM
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| from·he-will | ? | ? | I-will·? | and·from·he-will | name
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If He set His heart on man, if He gather to Himself his spirit and his breath;
ID | EM- | IShIM | ELIU
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| I-will·from | he-will·? | I-will·to·he-will·and
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| LBU | RUChU | UNShMThU | ELIU
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| to·give | ? | and·we·? | I-will·to·he-will·and
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All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return to dust.
TU | IGUO | KL- | BShR | IChD | UEDM | OL- | OFR
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| he-will·? | all | in·? | he-will·? | and·man | on | dust
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If now you have understanding, hear this; hearken to the voice of my words.
TZ | UEM- | BINA | ShMOA- | ZETh
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| and·I-will·from | in·he-will·we·the | ? | ?
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| AEZINA | LQUL | MLI
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| the·I-will·? | to·? | from·to·he-will
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Shall even one that hates right govern? Will you condemn Him that is just and mighty--
IZ | AEF | ShUNE | MShFT | IChBUSh | UEM-
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| the·nostril | ? | from·? | he-will·? | and·I-will·from
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| TsDIQ | KBIR | ThRShIO
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| ? | as·in·he-will·? | ?
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Is it fit to say to a king: 'You are base'? Or to nobles: 'You are wicked'?--
ICh | AEMR | LMLK | BLIOL | RShO | EL-
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| the·say | to·from·to·as | in·to·he-will·on | ? | this
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That respects not the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.
IT | EShR | LE- | NShE | FNI | ShRIM | ULE | NKR- | ShUO | LFNI-
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| which | not | we·? | face | ? | and·not | we·as·? | ? | to·face
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| DL | KI- | MOShA | IDIU | KLM
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| ? | that | from·make | he-will·? | as·to·from
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In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
K | RGO | IMThU | UChTsUTh | LILA | IGOShU | OM
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| ? | he-will·from·? | and·? | night | he-will·? | ?
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| UIOBRU | UISIRU | EBIR
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| and·he-will·? | and·he-will·? | I-will·in·he-will·?
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For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his goings.
KE | KI- | OINIU | OL- | DRKI- | EISh | UKL- | TsODIU
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| that | ? | on | ? | I-will·he-will·? | and·all | ?
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There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
KB | EIN- | ChShK | UEIN | TsLMUTh | LASThR | ShM | FOLI
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| no | dark | and·no | ? | to·the·? | name | ?
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For He does not appoint a time to any man, when he should go before God in judgment.
KG | KI | LE | OL- | EISh | IShIM | OUD
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| that | not | on | I-will·he-will·? | he-will·? | ?
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| LALK | EL- | EL | BMShFT
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| to·the·to·as | this | this | in·from·?
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He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and sets others in their stead.
KD | IRO | KBIRIM | LE- | ChQR | UIOMD
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| he-will·? | as·in·he-will·? | not | ? | and·he-will·?
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| EChRIM | ThChThM
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| I-will·? | ?
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Therefore He takes knowledge of their works; and He overturns them in the night, so that they are crushed.
KA | LKN | IKIR | MOBDIAM | UAFK | LILA
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| to·so | he-will·as·he-will·? | from·? | and·the·? | night
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He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
KU | ThChTh- | RShOIM | SFQM | BMQUM | REIM
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| under | wicked-ones | ? | in·place | ?
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Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;
KZ | EShR | OL- | KN | SRU | MEChRIU | UKL- | DRKIU | LE
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| which | on | so | ? | from·I-will·? | and·all | ? | not
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So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.
KCh | LABIE | OLIU | TsOQTh- | DL | UTsOQTh
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| to·the·in·he-will·I-will | ? | ? | ? | and·?
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When He gives quietness, who then can condemn? When He hides His face, who then can behold Him? whether it be done to a nation, or to a man, alike;
KT | UAUE | IShQT | UMI
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| and·the·and·I-will | he-will·? | and·from·he-will
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| IRShO | UISThR | FNIM | UMI
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| he-will·? | and·he-will·? | ? | and·from·he-will
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| IShURNU | UOL- | GUI | UOL- | EDM | IChD
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| he-will·? | and·on | ? | and·on | man | he-will·?
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That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
L | MMLK | EDM | ChNF | MMQShI | OM
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| from·from·to·as | man | ? | from·from·? | ?
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For has any said to God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
LE | KI- | EL- | EL | AEMR | NShEThI | LE | EChBL
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| that | this | this | the·say | we·? | not | I-will·?
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That which I see not teach You me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
LB | BLODI | EChZA | EThA | ARNI | EM- | OUL
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| in·to·? | I-will·? | I-will·? | the·? | I-will·from | ?
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| FOLThI | LE | ESIF
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| ? | not | I-will·?
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Shall His recompense be as you will? For you loathe it, so that you must choose, and not I; therefore speak what you know.
LG | AMOMK | IShLMNA | KI- | MESTh | KI-
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| the·from·? | he-will·? | that | from·I-will·? | that
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| EThA | ThBChR | ULE- | ENI | UMA- | IDOTh
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| I-will·? | ? | and·not | I | and·from·the | he-will·?
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Men of understanding will say to me, yes, every wise man that hears me:
LD | ENShI | LBB | IEMRU
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| I-will·we·? | to·in·in | he-will·I-will·from·?
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| LI | UGBR | ChKM | ShMO | LI
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| to·he-will | and·? | ? | ? | to·he-will
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'Job speaks without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'
LA | EIUB | LE- | BDOTh | IDBR | UDBRIU | LE
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| I-will·he-will·and·in | not | in·? | he-will·? | and·? | not
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Would that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
LU | EBI | IBChN
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| I-will·in·he-will | he-will·in·?
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| EIUB | OD- | NTsCh | OL- | ThShBTh
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| I-will·he-will·and·in | ? | we·? | on | ?
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| BENShI- | EUN
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| in·I-will·we·? | I-will·and·we
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For he adds rebellion to his sin, he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.
LZ | KI | ISIF | OL- | ChTEThU | FShO
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| that | he-will·? | on | ? | ?
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| BININU | IShFUQ
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| in·he-will·we·he-will·we·and | he-will·?
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| UIRB | EMRIU | LEL
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| and·increase | I-will·from·? | to·this
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