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Job 21:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

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Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?

Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.

I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.

There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.

When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.




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