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But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks. Of what use is the strength of their hands to me? all force is gone from them. They are wasted for need of food, biting the dry earth; their only hope of life is in the waste land. read more.
They are pulling off the salt leaves from the brushwood, and making a meal of roots. They are sent out from among their townsmen, men are crying after them as thieves They have to get a resting-place in the hollows of the valleys, in holes of the earth and rocks. They make noises like asses among the brushwood; they get together under the thorns. They are sons of shame, and of men without a name, who have been forced out of the land. And now I have become their song, and I am a word of shame to them. I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.
They are pulling off the salt leaves from the brushwood, and making a meal of roots. They are sent out from among their townsmen, men are crying after them as thieves They have to get a resting-place in the hollows of the valleys, in holes of the earth and rocks. They make noises like asses among the brushwood; they get together under the thorns. They are sons of shame, and of men without a name, who have been forced out of the land. And now I have become their song, and I am a word of shame to them. I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.
But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value. If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom! Give ear to the argument of my mouth, and take note of the words of my lips. read more.
Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth? Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters? Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man? He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret. Will not his glory put you in fear, so that your hearts will be overcome before him? Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth. Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.
Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth? Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters? Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man? He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret. Will not his glory put you in fear, so that your hearts will be overcome before him? Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth. Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.
And Job made answer and said, Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble. May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them? read more.
It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:
It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:
Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.
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And Job made answer and said, How long will you make my life bitter, crushing me with words? Ten times now you have made sport of me; it gives you no sense of shame to do me wrong. read more.
And, truly, if I have been in error, the effect of my error is only on myself. If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,
And, truly, if I have been in error, the effect of my error is only on myself. If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,
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And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
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Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
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Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
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A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
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He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
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Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
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To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
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A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
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And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
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The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
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In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!
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May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them? It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:
Who is this who makes the purpose of God dark by words without knowledge?
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Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
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Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
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The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?