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The Book of Job, Chapter 4, Verse 16

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Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
King James Version
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],
American Standard Version
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying] ,
New English Translation
It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:
World English Bible
It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then 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.
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His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].
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Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.