Job 3Job 4Job 51 Thessalonians 5Job 3
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Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,
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Job made answer and said,
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Let destruction take the day of my birth, and the night on which it was said, A man child has come into the world.
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That day--let it be dark let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it
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Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves let it be covered with a cloud let the dark shades of day send fear on it.
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That night--let the thick dark take it let it not have joy among the days of the year let it not come into the number of the months.
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As for that night, let it have no fruit let no voice of joy be sounded in it
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Let it be cursed by those who put a curse on the day who are ready to make Leviathan awake.
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Let its morning stars be dark let it be looking for light, but may it not have any let it not see the eyes of the dawn.
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Because it did not keep the doors of my mother's body shut, so that trouble might be veiled from my eyes.
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Why did death not take me when I came out of my mother's body, why did I not, when I came out, give up my last breath?
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Why did the knees take me, or why the breasts that they might give me milk?
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For then I might have gone to my rest in quiet, and in sleep have been in peace,
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With kings and the wise ones of the earth, who put up great houses for themselves
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Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver
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Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence like young children who have not seen the light.
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There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
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There the prisoners are at peace together the voice of the overseer comes not again to their ears.
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The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
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Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul
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To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not who are searching for it more than for secret wealth
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Who are glad with great joy, and full of delight when they come to their last resting-place
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To a man whose way is veiled, and who is shut in by God?
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In place of my food I have grief, and cries of sorrow come from me like water.
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For I have a fear and it comes on me, and my heart is greatly troubled.
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I have no peace, no quiet, and no rest nothing but pain comes on me.
Job 4
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And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,
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If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?
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Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong
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He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.
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But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.
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Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?
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Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?
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What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
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By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.
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Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
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The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.
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A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
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In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,
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Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble
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And a breath was moving over my face the hair of my flesh became stiff:
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Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
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May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
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Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels
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How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect
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Between morning and evening they are completely broken they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.
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If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
Job 5
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Give now a cry for help is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?
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For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
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I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.
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Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
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Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.
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For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth
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But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.
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But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
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Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:
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Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:
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Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place
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Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.
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He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
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In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.
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But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
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So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
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Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.
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For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.
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He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
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When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
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He will keep you safe from the evil tongue and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.
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You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth.
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For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
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And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.
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You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.
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You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.
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See, we have made search with care, and it is so it has come to our ears see that you take note of it for yourself.
1 Thessalonians 5
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But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.
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For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child and they will not be able to get away from it.
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But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:
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For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.
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So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.
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For those who are sleeping do so in the night and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night
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But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.
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For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.
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So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.
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But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you
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And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
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And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
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Let no one give evil for evil but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
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Keep on with your prayers.
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In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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Do not put out the light of the Spirit
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Do not make little of the words of the prophets
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Let all things be tested keep to what is good
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Keep from every form of evil.
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And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.
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Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.
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Give all the brothers a holy kiss.
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I give orders in the name of the Lord that all the brothers are to be present at the reading of this letter.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
