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The Book of Job, Chapter 34, Verse 2

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Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
King James Version
Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
American Standard Version
Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
New English Translation
“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you learned men.
World English Bible
"Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
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For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
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Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
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For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
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Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.
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What man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning like water?
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Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
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For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
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Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from] the Almighty, [that he should commit] iniquity.
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For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.
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Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.