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The Book of Job, Chapter 11, Verse 10

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The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
King James Version
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
American Standard Version
If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
New English Translation
If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?
World English Bible
If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
11
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
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For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass's colt.
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If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14
If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
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And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
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Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.