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The Book of Job, Chapter 35, Verse 9

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Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man.
King James Version
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make [the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
American Standard Version
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
New English Translation
“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.
World English Bible
"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
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But none saith, Where [is] God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
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Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
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There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
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Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet] judgment [is] before him; therefore trust thou in him.
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But now, because [it is] not [so], he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth [it] not in great extremity:
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Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
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Elihu also proceeded, and said,
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Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf.
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I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.