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The Book of Job, Chapter 4, Verse 14

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In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
King James Version
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
American Standard Version
Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
New English Translation
dread gripped me and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
World English Bible
fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
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Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
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It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
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Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
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Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
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How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before the moth?
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They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding [it].
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Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
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Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
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I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.