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And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.