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Ezra 6

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¹ "He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.

² "He pours contempt on princes and nobles And loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them].

³ "He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.

⁴ "He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive].

⁵ "He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth And makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.

⁶ "They grope in darkness without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man."

⁷ [Job continued:] "Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

⁸ "What you know I also know; I am not inferior to you.

⁹ "But I wish to speak to[1] the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.

¹⁰ "But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully]; You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer.

¹¹ "Oh, that you would be completely silent, And that silence would be your wisdom!

¹² "Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips.

¹³ "Will you speak what is unjust for God, And speak what is deceitful for Him?

¹⁴ "Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]? Will you contend and plead for God?

¹⁵ "Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?

¹⁶ "He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality.

¹⁷ "Will not His majesty terrify you, And will not the dread of Him fall upon you?

¹⁸ "Your memorable sayings are [worthless, merely] proverbs of ashes; Your defenses are defenses of [crumbling] clay.

¹⁹ "Be silent before me so that I may speak; And let happen to me what may.

²⁰ "Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]?

²¹ "Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.

²² "This also will be my salvation, For a godless man may not come before Him.

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1	"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.
2	"He pours contempt on princes and nobles And loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them].
3	"He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.
4	"He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive].
5	"He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth And makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.
6	"They grope in darkness without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man."
7	[Job continued:] "Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.
8	"What you know I also know; I am not inferior to you.
9	"But I wish to speak to[1] the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.
10	"But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully]; You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer.
11	"Oh, that you would be completely silent, And that silence would be your wisdom!
12	"Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips.
13	"Will you speak what is unjust for God, And speak what is deceitful for Him?
14	"Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]? Will you contend and plead for God?
15	"Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
16	"He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality.
17	"Will not His majesty terrify you, And will not the dread of Him fall upon you?
18	"Your memorable sayings are [worthless, merely] proverbs of ashes; Your defenses are defenses of [crumbling] clay.
19	"Be silent before me so that I may speak; And let happen to me what may.
20	"Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]?
21	"Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.
22	"This also will be my salvation, For a godless man may not come before Him.

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