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Job 21:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth. "

Job 21:5

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3 Allow me, and I also will speak. After I have spoken, mock on.

4 As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?

5 Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

6 When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.

7 “Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

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Job 21:1

"Then Job answered,"

Job 21:2

"“Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation."

Job 21:3

"Allow me, and I also will speak. After I have spoken, mock on."

Job 21:4

"As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?"

Job 21:6

"When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh."

Job 21:7

"“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?"

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