Category Archives: Job

Dry Stream Beds

But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.   Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?   Haggard … Continue reading

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Roots that Reach the Water

I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.   My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.   My glory will not fade; … Continue reading

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A Decree for the Rain

Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?   It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.   Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our … Continue reading

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Sources of the River

There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.   Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.   Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore … Continue reading

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Flood Insurance

Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:   However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.   The plague will bury those … Continue reading

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Clouds that do not Burst

The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.   The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered.   He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the … Continue reading

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Dark Times

Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?   Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?   You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving … Continue reading

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What does God know?

Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!   Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?   Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as … Continue reading

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Rushing Waters

Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.   Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.   In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full … Continue reading

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No Joy in Streams

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,   though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,   yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will … Continue reading

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