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Rh :In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
 * And the breath of all mankind.—
 * Doth not the ear try words,
 * Even as the palate tasteth its food?
 * Is wisdom with aged men,
 * And understanding in length of days?—
 * With Him is wisdom and might;
 * He hath counsel and understanding.
 * Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again;
 * He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
 * Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up;
 * Also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
 * With Him is strength and sound wisdom;
 * The deceived and the deceiver are His.
 * He leadeth counsellors away stripped,
 * And judges maketh He fools.
 * He looseth the bond of kings,
 * And bindeth their loins with a girdle.
 * He leadeth priests away stripped,
 * And overthroweth the mighty.
 * He removeth the speech of men of trust,
 * And taketh away the sense of the elders.
 * He poureth contempt upon princes,
 * And looseth the belt of the strong.
 * He uncovereth deep things out of darkness,
 * And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
 * He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them;
 * He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
 * He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land,
 * And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
 * They grope in the dark without light,
 * And He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.


 * Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,
 * Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
 * What ye know, do I know also;
 * I am not inferior unto you.
 * Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty,
 * And I desire to reason with God.
 * But ye are plasterers of lies,
 * Ye are all physicians of no value.
 * Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace!
 * And it would be your wisdom.
 * Hear now my reasoning,
 * And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
 * Will ye speak unrighteously for God,
 * And talk deceitfully for Him?
 * Will ye show Him favour?
 * Will ye contend for God?
 * Would it be good that He should search you out?
 * Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him?
 * He will surely reprove you,
 * If ye do secretly show favour.
 * Shall not His majesty terrify you,
 * And His dread fall upon you?
 * Your memorials shall be like unto ashes,
 * Your eminences to eminences of clay.


 * Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak,
 * And let come on me what will.
 * Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth,
 * And put my life in my hand.