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2.6 KiB
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83 lines
2.6 KiB
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## The Discipline of the Almighty
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###### 1
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"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
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###### 2
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For vexation kills the ignorant fool, And jealousy puts to death the simple.
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###### 3
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I have seen the ignorant fool taking root, And I cursed his abode suddenly.
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###### 4
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His sons are far from salvation, They are even crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
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###### 5
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His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a _place of_ thorns, And the schemer pants after their wealth.
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###### 6
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For wickedness does not come out from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
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###### 7
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For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
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###### 8
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"But as for me, I would seek God, And I would set my cause before God,
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###### 9
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Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.
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###### 10
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He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the _fields_ outside,
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###### 11
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So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.
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###### 12
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He frustrates the thoughts of the crafty, So that their hands cannot attain _success_ of sound wisdom.
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###### 13
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He catches the wise by their own craftiness, And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.
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###### 14
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By day they meet with darkness And grope at noon as in the night.
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###### 15
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But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the needy from the hand of the strong.
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###### 16
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So the poor has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
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###### 17
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"Behold, how blessed is the man whom God reproves, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
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###### 18
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For He inflicts pain and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands _also_ heal.
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###### 19
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From six distresses He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you.
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###### 20
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In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from hands with swords.
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###### 21
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You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.
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###### 22
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You will laugh at devastation and starvation, And you will not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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###### 23
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For your covenant will be with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
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###### 24
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You will know that your tent is at peace, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
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###### 25
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You will know also that your seed will be many, And your offspring as the vegetation of the land.
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###### 26
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You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
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###### 27
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Behold this; we have investigated it, _and_ so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself."
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