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Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,

And the 'spark of his fire shall not

shine.

The light shall be dark in his 'tent', And his lamp above him shall be put out.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened,

And his own counsel shall cast him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walketh upon 'the toils'.

A gin' shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on! him.

A noose is hid for him in the ground,

And a trap for him in the way.
Terrors shall make him afraid on
every side,

And shall chase' him 'at' his 'heels'.
His strength shall be hungerbitten,
And calamity' shall be ready for
his 'halting.

It shall devour the 101members of
his 'body,

Yea, the firstborn of death shall devour his 'members'.

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15) Where 'then' is my hope?

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And as for my hope, who shall
see it?

He shall be rooted out of his 'tent wherein he trusteth';

16) It shall go down to the bars of 141 Sheol',

And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

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121 There shall dwell in his 'tent that which is none of his :

Brimstone shall be scattered upon

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Wherefore are we counted as beasts,

And he shall have no name in the

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VERSION OF 1611.. -8 hypocrite; 9 also.. be; 10 as for.. do you.. For.. cannot.. one: 12 short, because of; 13 wait, the grave is.. made.. bed; 15 now; 16 They the pit.. our .. together. XVIII. 2 it be ere you make an end of.. Mark; 3 reputed vile; 4 He teareth himself.. his .. his; 6 tabernacle.. candle.. with; 8 a snare; 9 The grin the robber prevail against; 10 The snare.. laid; 11 drive. . to . . feet; 12 destruction . . at . . side; 13 strength. . skin: Even .. strength: 14 His confidence. . tabernacle.. it.. bring him; 15 It.. tabernacle, because it; 19 nephew.. in his dwellings. [80]

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VERSION OF 1611.-20 (him); 21 wicked. -XIX. 3 You.. you make yourselves strange to; 6 overthrown; 7 aloud; 8 (he); 10 destroyed. . removed; 11 enemies; 12 raise. tabernacle; 13 verily; 15 maidens: 16 called gave intreated; 17 Though I intreated for .. children's sake.. mine own body; 18 Yea.. despised.. arose, and..spake; 19 abhorred; 23 printed; 25 For.. latter day; 26 (though)..worms destroy this body .. in ; 27 (Though)..be; 28 But.. should.. Why.= [51]

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That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten', he shall not rejoice.

For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor;

He hath violently taken away 'an' house, and he shall not build it up'.

Because he knew no quietness 61 within him',

He shall not save laught of that wherein he 'delighteth'.

There was nothing left 'that he devoured not';

Therefore his 'prosperity' shall 'not

endure'.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:

The hand of every one that is in misery! shall come upon him. "When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fierceness' of his wrath upon him,

And shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

He shall flee from the iron weapon,

And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

He draweth it 'forth', and 'it' cometh out of 'his' body:

Yea, the glittering point' cometh out of his gall;

Terrors are upon him.

All darkness is laid up for his 'treasures:

A fire not blown 'by man' shall 'devour' him;

"It shall consume that which is left in his 'tent":

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The heavens shall reveal his iniquity,

And the earth shall rise up against him.

Though he hide it under his tongue; 13) Though he spare it, and will not

let it go,

But keep it still within his mouth;

14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned,

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It is the gall of asps within him.
He hath swallowed down riches,
and he shall vomit them up
again :

God shall cast them out of his belly.
He shall suck the poison of asps :
The viper's tongue shall slay him.
He shall not look upon the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and
butter.

1 Or, And by reason of this my haste
is within me

Or, But out of my understanding
Imy spirit answereth me

3 Or, as otherwise read, The poor
shall oppress his children

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Heb. of his exchange.
Or, which he builded not
Or, in his greed
belly.

Heb. in his

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VERSION OF 1611.-XX. 2 cause.. And for this I make; 3 check of my reproach. . causeth.. to answer; 5 hypocrite; 9 (also); 10 to please.. restore their goods; 11 (the sin of).. Which; 13 forsake; 17 see.. ..floods, the brooks; 18 his.. (shall the restitution be, and).. (therein); 19 Because.. (hath).. (Because)..a.. which.. builded; 20 Surely he shall not feel.. in his belly.. which..desired; 21 shall none of his meat be.. no man look for.. goods; 22 wicked; 23 fury; 24 steel; 25 is drawn.. the.. glistering sword; 26 shall be hid in.. secret places.. consume.. go ill with him. . tabernacle; 27 heaven; 28 (And). = [85]

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VERSION OF 1611.-XXI. 1 But; 3 that.. may; 4 (if it were so).. my spirit.. troubled; 6 afraid trembling; 7 are; 12 take.. organ; 13 wealth.. the grave; 14 Therefore.. say; 16 good; 17 candle. And how oft.. destruction; 19 He rewardeth him, and shall; 20 shall .. he shall; 24 are.. with; 25 (the).. (his).. eateth with pleasure; 26 (shall).. worms shall cover; 28 are.. dwelling places of; 30 wicked.. destruction.. shall be brought. = [54]

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Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the 10height of the
stars, how high they are!
And thou sayest, "What' doth God
know?

Can he judge through the thick
darkness?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not;

And he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

12 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? Who were snatched away before their time,

Whose foundation was 'poured out as a 'stream':

Who said unto God, Depart from

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For thou hast taken 'pledges of thy

brother for nought,

And stripped the naked of their

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And the Almighty shall be thy

And abundance of waters cover
thee.

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16Thereby good shall come unto thee.

Receive, I pray thee, "the law from his mouth,

And lay up his words in thine heart. If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up;

18 If thou put away lunrighteousness far from thy tents.

24) And lay thou thy 19treasure in

the dust,

And the gold of Ophir lamong the

stones of the brooks;

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8 Heb. he whose person is accepted.
Or, Or Idost thou not see the
darkness, and the flood of
waters that covereth thee?
10 Heb. head.

11 Or, loni the vault!

12 Or, Dost thou \mark|

13 Or, to

14 Heb. them.

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VERSION OF 1611.-32 brought.. remain in; 33 every man . . are. — XXII. 2 As.. may be; 4 Will. . reprove.. thee? Will.. enter; 5 And.. infinite; 6 a pledge from; 13 How.. dark cloud; 15 Hast..marked; 16 Which. . cut down out of.. overflown with. .flood; 17 Which.. them; 20 Whereas our substance is not . down, But consumeth; 23 shalt .. iniquity. . tabernacles; 24 Then shalt ..up gold as as; 25 Yea.. defence. . thou shalt have plenty of; 26 have thy. [60]

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