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“If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
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If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error,
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If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression.
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If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty,
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If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
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If he is destroyed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
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If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
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If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
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If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
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If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
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If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
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If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?
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If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
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If I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain?
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If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap,
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If I sin, then You mark me, And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
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If I am wicked, woe to me; Even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am full of disgrace; See my misery!
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If my head is exalted, You hunt me like a fierce lion, And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
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“If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, Then who can hinder Him?
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“If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him;
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If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
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If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
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If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
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He will surely rebuke you If you secretly show partiality.
