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Rh :And though thy beginning was small,
 * Yet thy end should greatly increase.


 * For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation,
 * And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out—
 * For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing,
 * Because our days upon earth are a shadow—
 * Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,
 * And utter words out of their heart?


 * Can the rush shoot up without mire?
 * Can the reed-grass grow without water?
 * Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down,
 * It withereth before any other herb.
 * So are the paths of all that forget God;
 * And the hope of the godless man shall perish;
 * Whose confidence is gossamer,
 * And whose trust is a spider's web.
 * He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand;
 * He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
 * He is green before the sun,
 * And his shoots go forth over his garden.
 * His roots are wrapped about the heap,
 * He beholdeth the place of stones.
 * If he be destroyed from his place,
 * Then it shall deny him: 'I have not seen thee.'
 * Behold, this is the joy of his way,
 * And out of the earth shall others spring.
 * Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man,
 * Neither will He uphold the evil-doers;
 * Till He fill thy mouth with laughter,
 * And thy lips with shouting.
 * They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame;
 * And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

Then Job answered and said:


 * Of a truth I know that it is so;
 * And how can man be just with God?
 * If one should desire to contend with Him,
 * He could not answer Him one of a thousand.
 * He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength;
 * Who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
 * Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not,
 * When He overturneth them in His anger.
 * Who shaketh the earth out of her place,
 * And the pillars thereof tremble.
 * Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not;
 * And sealeth up the stars.
 * Who alone stretcheth out the heavens,
 * And treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
 * Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
 * And the chambers of the south.
 * Who doeth great things past finding out;
 * Yea, marvellous things without number.
 * Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not.
 * He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.