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So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

“How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth.

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I beg him with my mouth.

“Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

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

I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

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

Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.

“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap out.

His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.