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The Book of Job, Chapter 11, Verse 18

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And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
King James Version
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.
New English Translation
And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.
World English Bible
You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your 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?
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I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
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He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.