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“You claim that your teaching is pure;
you tell [God], ‘I am clean in your sight.’
I wish that God would speak,
would open his mouth to answer you,
would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
which is worth twice as much as common sense.
Understand that God is demanding of you
less than your guilt deserves.

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You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(A)
    and I am pure(B) in your sight.’
Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(C)
    that he would open his lips against you
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(D)
    for true wisdom has two sides.
    Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(E)

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