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Then Job answered and said:
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"Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your consolation.
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Bear with me that I may speak, And after I have spoken, keep mocking.
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"As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
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Look at me and be astonished; Put your hand over your mouth.
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Even when I remember I am terrified, And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
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Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power?
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Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.
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Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
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Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.
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They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
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They sing to the tambourine and harp, And rejoice to the sound of the flute.