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The Book of Job, Chapter 8, Verse 21

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Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:
King James Version
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
American Standard Version
He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.
New English Translation
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with gladness.
World English Bible
He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
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They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
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Then Job answered and said,
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I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
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[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?
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Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
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Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
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Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
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Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.