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The Second Response: The Sarcasm of Iyob and the Sovereignty of Eloah
And Iyob answered and said,
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No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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The Equality of Understanding
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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The Mockery of the Righteous
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon Eloah, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
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The Lamp Despised
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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The Prosperity of the Wicked
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke El are secure; into whose hand Eloah bringeth abundantly.
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The Testimony of Creation
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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The Hand of the Creator
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 hath wrought this?
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The Sovereignty Over Biology
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
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The Testing of Words
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
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The Source of True Wisdom
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
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With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
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The Irrevocable Decrees
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
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The Control of the Elements
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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The Master of the Deceived and Deceiver
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
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The Overthrow of the Geopolitical Matrix
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
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He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
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He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
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He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
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He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
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The Revealer of Deep Things
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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The Jurisdiction Over Nations
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
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The Blindness of Earthly Leaders
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.