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The Book of Job, Chapter 11, Verse 13

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For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass's colt.
King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
American Standard Version
If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
New English Translation
“As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
World English Bible
"If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
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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.
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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.
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And Job answered and said,
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No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?