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"But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. What could I gain from the strength of their hands, men whose vigor is gone? Through want and hard hunger they gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation; read more.
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food. They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief. In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks. Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they huddle together. A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land. "And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. They abhor me; they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food. They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief. In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks. Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they huddle together. A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land. "And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. They abhor me; they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.
As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all. Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom! Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips. read more.
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him? Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God? Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you? Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. "Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him? Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God? Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you? Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. "Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.
Then Job answered and said: "I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all. Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? read more.
I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you.
I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you.
Surely there are mockers about me, and my eye dwells on their provocation.
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Then Job answered and said: "How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? read more.
And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself. If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and make my disgrace an argument against me,
And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself. If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and make my disgrace an argument against me,
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Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
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When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
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And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
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Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!
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I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
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Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;
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I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.
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For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
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Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
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Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
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If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
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A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
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The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
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Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
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Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!
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Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you.
"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
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Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness. A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?