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AUGUST 13
And I have become one in whose face 9 The net takes him by the heel,
men spit. And a snare lays hold of him.
7 My eye has also grown dim because of 10 A noose is hidden for him on the
sorrow, ground,
And all my members are like shadows. And a trap for him in the road.
8 Upright men are astonished at this, 11 Terrors frighten him on every side,
And the innocent stirs himself up And drive him to his feet.
against the hypocrite. 12 His strength is starved,
9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And destruction is ready at his side.
And he who has clean hands will be 13 It devours patches of his skin;
stronger and stronger. The firstborn of death devours his
limbs.
10 “But please, come back again, 14 He is uprooted from the shelter of his
all of you, tent,
For I shall not find one wise man And they parade him before the king
among you. of terrors.
11 My days are past, 15 They dwell in his tent who are none of
My purposes are broken off, his;
Even the thoughts of my heart. Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
12 They change the night into day; 16 His roots are dried out below,
‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face And his branch withers above.
of darkness. 17 The memory of him perishes from the
13 If I wait for the grave as my house, earth,
If I make my bed in the darkness, And he has no name among the
14 If I say to corruption, ‘You are my renowned.
father,’ 18 He is driven from light into darkness,
And to the worm, ‘You are my mother And chased out of the world.
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and my sister,’ He has neither son nor posterity among
15 Where then is my hope? his people,
As for my hope, who can see it? Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Will they go down to the gates of
16 20 Those in the west are astonished at his
Sheol? day,
Shall we have rest together in the As those in the east are frightened.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the
dust?”
wicked,
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and And this is the place of him who does
18 said: not know God.”
2 “How long till you put an end to words? Psalm 95:1–5
Gain understanding, and afterward we
will speak. h come, let us sing to the LORD!
3 O Let us shout joyfully to
Why are we counted as beasts, the Rock of our salvation.
And regarded as stupid in your sight?
2 Let us come before His presence with
4 You who tear yourself in anger,
thanksgiving;
Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Let us shout joyfully to Him with
Or shall the rock be removed from its psalms.
place? 3 For the LORD is the great God,
“The light of the wicked indeed goes
5 And the great King above all gods.
out, 4 In His hand are the deep places of the
And the flame of his fire does not earth;
shine. The heights of the hills are His also.
The light is dark in his tent,
6 5 The sea is His, for He made it;
And his lamp beside him is put out. And His hands formed the dry land.
7 The steps of his strength are
shortened, Proverbs 23:1–3
And his own counsel casts him down.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, 23 When you sit down to eat
8 with a ruler,
And he walks into a snare. Consider carefully what is before you;
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