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The Book of Job, Chapter 12, Verse 23

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He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
King James Version
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].
American Standard Version
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
New English Translation
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.
World English Bible
He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
24
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
25
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
1
Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2
What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I [am] not inferior unto you.
3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
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But ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all physicians of no value.
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O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
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Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
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Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
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Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?