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2.7 KiB
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77 lines
2.7 KiB
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## Who Can Prove Me a Liar?
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###### 1
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"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not behold His days?
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###### 2
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Some move the boundaries; They seize and devour flocks.
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###### 3
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They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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###### 4
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They push the needy aside from the road; The afflicted of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
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###### 5
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Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food earnestly in their work, The desert becomes for him a _place of_ bread for _his_ young ones.
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###### 6
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They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
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###### 7
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They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
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###### 8
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They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
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###### 9
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Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the afflicted they take a pledge.
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###### 10
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Those _poor_ ones walk about naked without clothing, And hungry ones carry the sheaves.
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###### 11
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Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
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###### 12
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From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to _such_ offense.
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###### 13
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"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to recognize its ways Nor abide in its paths.
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###### 14
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The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the afflicted and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
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###### 15
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The eye of the adulterer keeps watch for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he keeps his face hidden.
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###### 16
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In the dark they dig into houses; They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
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###### 17
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For the morning is the same to him as the shadow of death, For he recognizes the terrors of the shadow of death.
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###### 18
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"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
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###### 19
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Drought and heat seize the snow waters, _So does_ Sheol _those who_ have sinned.
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###### 20
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A mother will forget him; The worm feasts sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And unrighteousness will be broken like a tree.
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###### 21
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He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth And does no good for the widow.
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###### 22
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But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one believes in his life.
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###### 23
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He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
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###### 24
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They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
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###### 25
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Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"
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