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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Passage Lookup: Job 15

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Job 15:1
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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
Job 15:2
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Does a wise man answer with empty[a] counsel(a) or fill himself[b] with the hot east wind?
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Job 15:3
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Should he argue(b) with useless talk or with words that serve no good purpose?
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Job 15:4
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But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
Job 15:5
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Your iniquity(c) teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.
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Job 15:6
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Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.(d)
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Job 15:7
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Were you the first person ever born, or were you brought forth before the hills?(e)
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Job 15:8
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Do you listen in on the council of God, or have a monopoly on wisdom?(f)
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Job 15:9
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What do you know that we don't? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
Job 15:10
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Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us, men older than your father.
Job 15:11
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Are God's consolations not enough for you, even the words that deal gently with you?
Job 15:12
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Why has your heart misled you, and why do your eyes flash
Job 15:13
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as you turn your anger[c] against God and allow such words to leave your mouth?
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Job 15:14
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What is man, that he should be pure,(g) or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
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Job 15:15
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If God puts no trust in His holy ones(h) and the heavens are not pure in His sight,(i)
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Job 15:16
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how much less one who is revolting and corrupt,(j) who drinks injustice(k) like water?
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Job 15:17
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Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
Job 15:18
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what was declared by wise men and was not suppressed by their ancestors,(l)
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Job 15:19
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the land was given to them alone when no foreigner passed among them.
Job 15:20
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A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few[d] years are reserved for the ruthless.
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Job 15:21
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Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
Job 15:22
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He doesn't believe he will return from darkness; he is destined for the sword.(m)
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Job 15:23
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He wanders about for food, saying, "Where is it?" He knows the day of darkness is at hand.
Job 15:24
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Trouble(n) and distress terrify him, overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.
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Job 15:25
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For he has stretched out his hand(o) against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.
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Job 15:26
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He rushes headlong at Him with his thick, studded shields.
Job 15:27
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Though his face is covered with fat[e] and his waistline bulges with it,
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Job 15:28
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he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.(p)
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Job 15:29
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He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions[f] will not increase in the land.
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Job 15:30
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He will not escape from the darkness; flames will wither his shoots, and by the breath of God's mouth, he will depart.(q)
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Job 15:31
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Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray, for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.
Job 15:32
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It will be accomplished before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
Job 15:33
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He will be like a vine that drops its unripe grapes(r) and like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
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Job 15:34
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For the company of the godless(s) will have no children, and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.
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Job 15:35
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They conceive trouble(t) and give birth to evil; their womb(u) prepares deception.(v)
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