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The Book of Job, Chapter 15, Verse 8

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[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
King James Version
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
American Standard Version
Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
New English Translation
Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
World English Bible
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
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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?
15
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;
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Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]: