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The Book of Job, Chapter 4, Verse 8

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Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
American Standard Version
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
New English Translation
Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
World English Bible
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
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By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
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Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
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In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
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Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to 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: