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He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.
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Therefore he knows their works; He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.
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He strikes them as wicked men In the open sight of others,
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Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,
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So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him; For He hears the cry of the afflicted.
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When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him, Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?--
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That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared.
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"For has anyone said to God, ' I have borne chastening; I will offend no more;
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Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will do no more'?
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Should He repay it according to your terms, Just because you disavow it? You must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what you know.
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"Men of understanding say to me, Wise men who listen to me: