"Do not say,We have foundwisdom;Godwill routhim, not man.'
that I will not takea threador a sandalthongor anythingthat is yours, for fear you would say,'I have madeAbramrich.'
He said,"NakedI camefrom my mother'swomb,And nakedI shall returnthere.The LORDgaveand the LORDhas takenaway. Blessedbe the nameof the LORD."
"Trulythenyou are the people,And with you wisdomwill die!
"Pityme, pityme, O you my friends,For the handof Godhas struckme.
Knowthenthat Godhas wrongedme And has closedHis netaroundme.
But he saidto her, "You speakas oneof the foolishwomenspeaks.Shall we indeedacceptgoodfrom Godand not acceptadversity?"In allthisJobdid not sinwith his lips.
Let briarsgrowinsteadof wheat,And stinkweedinsteadof barley."The wordsof Jobare ended.
"I even paidcloseattentionto you; Indeed,therewas noonewho refutedJob,Not one of you who answeredhis words.
"For he has not arranged[his] wordsagainstme, Norwill I replyto him with your arguments.
"By the breathof Godthey perish,And by the blastof His angerthey cometo an end.
"For the arrowsof the Almightyare withinme, Their poisonmy spiritdrinks;The terrorsof Godare arrayedagainst me.
Therefore I declared[them] to you longago,Beforethey tookplaceI proclaimed[them] to you, So that you would not say,My idolhas donethem, And my gravenimageand my moltenimagehave commandedthem.'
"They are creatednowand not longago;And beforetodayyou have not heardthem, So that you will not say,'Behold,I knewthem.'
Woeto those whoare wisein their own eyesAnd cleverin their own sight!
Thussaysthe LORD,"Let not a wisemanboastof his wisdom,and let not the mightymanboastof his might,let not a richmanboastof his riches;
Behold,you are wiserthanDaniel;There is nosecretthat is a matchfor you.
"The LORDalso will savethe tentsof Judahfirst,sothat the gloryof the houseof Davidand the gloryof the inhabitantsof Jerusalemwill not be magnifiedaboveJudah.
Jesusanswered,"You would havenoauthorityoverMe, unlessit had beengivenyou from above;for thisreasonhe who deliveredMe to you has[the] greatersin."
Let no mandeceivehimself.Ifany manamongyou thinksthat he is wisein thisage,he must becomefoolish,sothat he may becomewise.
The LORDsaidto Gideon,"The peoplewhoare with you are toomanyfor Me to giveMidianinto their hands,for Israelwould becomeboastful,saying,My own powerhas deliveredme.'
