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Then Job replied to the Lord:
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"I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
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You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?'
Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me to know.
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"You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.'
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My ears had heard of you
but now my eyes have seen you.
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Therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes."