Job 15:7-16

The Frailty of Human Wisdom

Job 15:7-16
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Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills?
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Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
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What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?
10
There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.
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Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.
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Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?
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Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?
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What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?
15
Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight.
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How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water?
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