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Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
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"Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
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Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
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Yes, you cast off fear, And restrain prayer before God.
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For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty.
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Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
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"Are you the first man who was born? Or were you made before the hills?
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Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
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What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in us?