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The Book of Job, Chapter 34, Verse 34

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33
[Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
King James Version
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
American Standard Version
Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
New English Translation
Men of understanding say to me– any wise man listening to me says–
World English Bible
Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
35
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words [were] without wisdom.
36
My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers for wicked men.
37
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
1
Elihu spake moreover, and said,
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Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?
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For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?
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I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
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Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou.
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If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
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If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?