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XI] :Should thy lies make men hold their peace?
 * And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
 * For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure,
 * And I am clean in thine eyes.
 * But oh that God would speak,
 * And open his lips against thee;
 * And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom,
 * That they are double to that which is!
 * Know therefore that God exacteth of thee
 * Less than thine iniquity deserveth.
 * Canst thou by searching find out God?
 * Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
 * It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do?
 * Deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
 * The measure thereof is longer than the earth.
 * And broader than the sea.
 * If he cut off, and shut up,
 * Or gather together, then who can hinder him?
 * For he knoweth vain men:
 * He seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
 * For vain man would be wise,
 * Though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
 * If thou prepare thine heart,
 * And stretch out thine hands toward him:
 * If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away,