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Job 34:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,

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Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:




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