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The Book of Job, Chapter 36, Verse 19

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Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
King James Version
Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
American Standard Version
Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
New English Translation
Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?
World English Bible
Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
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Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
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Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
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Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
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Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
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Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
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Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.
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Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
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For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
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Which the clouds do drop [and] distil upon man abundantly.
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Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?