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But now those that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. For, unto what might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom time was lost? For want and famine they walked alone; fleeing into solitude, to the dark place, desolate and waste. read more.
Who cut up mallows among the bushes and juniper roots for their food. They were driven forth from among men (they cried after them as after a thief). They dwelt in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. They were sons of fools and men without names; they were lower than the earth. And now I am their song, and I am their byword. They abhor me, they distance themselves from me, and do not spare to spit in my face.
Who cut up mallows among the bushes and juniper roots for their food. They were driven forth from among men (they cried after them as after a thief). They dwelt in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. They were sons of fools and men without names; they were lower than the earth. And now I am their song, and I am their byword. They abhor me, they distance themselves from me, and do not spare to spit in my face.
That ye are certainly forgers of lies; ye are all physicians of no value. O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be unto you instead of wisdom. Hear now my dispute, and hearken to the arguments of my lips. read more.
Are ye to speak iniquity for God? Are ye to speak deceitfully for him? Are ye to bring honour unto him? Are ye to contend for God? Would it be good for him to search you out? As one man mocks another, do ye so mock him? He will reprove you severely, if in secret you give him such honour. Certainly his excellency should make you afraid, and his dread should fall upon you. Your memories shall be compared unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. Listen to me, and I will speak, and afterward let come on me what will.
Are ye to speak iniquity for God? Are ye to speak deceitfully for him? Are ye to bring honour unto him? Are ye to contend for God? Would it be good for him to search you out? As one man mocks another, do ye so mock him? He will reprove you severely, if in secret you give him such honour. Certainly his excellency should make you afraid, and his dread should fall upon you. Your memories shall be compared unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. Listen to me, and I will speak, and afterward let come on me what will.
Then Job answered and said, Many times I have heard such things; miserable comforters are ye all. Shall vain words have an end? Or what is it that emboldens thee to answer? read more.
I also could speak as ye do. I wish your soul were in my soul's stead, that I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
I also could speak as ye do. I wish your soul were in my soul's stead, that I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
Now there are only mockers with me, upon whose bitterness my eye continues to gaze.
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And Job replied and said, How long will ye anguish my soul and break me in pieces with words? These ten times ye have reproached me; are ye not ashamed to make yourselves strange to me? read more.
And if indeed I have erred, my error shall remain with me. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me and reprove me of my reproach,
And if indeed I have erred, my error shall remain with me. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me and reprove me of my reproach,
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He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.
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In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
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So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was very great.
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O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be unto you instead of wisdom.
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I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
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Even a fool, when he is silent is counted wise, and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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Jod He shall sit alone and keep silence because he has borne it upon him.
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But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
For out of much preoccupation comes the dream, and the voice of the fool out of a multitude of words.
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Because dreams abound, and vanities and the words are many, but fear thou God.
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As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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The fool gives full rein to his spirit, but the wise man in the end will bring it into rest.
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He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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The heart of him that has understanding seeks wisdom, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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For him that answers a word before he hears, it is folly and reproach unto him.
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The sane man conceals his wisdom: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
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The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.
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Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
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The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so.
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neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks.
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Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool.
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be unto you instead of wisdom.
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Shall vain words have an end? Or what is it that emboldens thee to answer? I also could speak as ye do. I wish your soul were in my soul's stead, that I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
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Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him.
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Do not accuse a slave in the presence of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. The fool multiplies words and says, Man cannot tell what shall be, and what shall be after him, who can tell him?