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The Book of Job, Chapter 28, Verse 27

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When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
King James Version
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
American Standard Version
Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
New English Translation
then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.
World English Bible
then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
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Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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Oh that I were as [in] months past, as [in] the days [when] God preserved me;
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When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;
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As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;
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When the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] my children [were] about me;
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When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!
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The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up.
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The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.