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The Book of Job, Chapter 15, Verse 7

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Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
King James Version
[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
American Standard Version
Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?
New English Translation
“Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
World English Bible
"Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills?
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Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
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What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
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With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
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[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
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Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
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That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
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What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
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Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
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How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
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I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;