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Please restore to them, even today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you are charging them.”

But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”

“Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes, return again. My cause is righteous.

“Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?

“But ask the animals, now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.

Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.

See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.

“Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?

But as for you all, come back. I will not find a wise man among you.

“Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.

Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.

“However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.

See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.

Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.

You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.

Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”

I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.

I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people,

Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.

Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.

Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.

For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,