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Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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"Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
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Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
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"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
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Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
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To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
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When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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"Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
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When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band;
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When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;
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When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'