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Then Iyov answered and said:
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“How have you helped one without power? How have you saved an arm without strength?
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How have you counseled one without wisdom and made sound wisdom known to many?
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To whom have you declared Words, and whose breath came forth from you?
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The Rephaim writhe beneath the waters and those dwelling in them.
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Sheol is naked before Him, and Abaddon has no covering.
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He stretches the north over emptiness and suspends the earth upon nothing.
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He binds waters in His thick clouds, and the cloud beneath them is not torn.
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He encloses the face of the throne, spreading His cloud over it.
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He inscribed a boundary upon the face of the waters unto the completion of light with darkness.
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The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
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By His power He quieted the sea, and by His understanding He crushed Rahav.
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By His ruach the heavens became beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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See, these are the edges of His Ways, and what whisper of a Word is heard of Him! But the thunder of His power—who can understand?”