the speech of the trusty: Heb. the lip of the faithful, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 12:22
taketh: Job 12:24, Job 17:4, Job 32:9, Job 39:17; Isaiah 3:1-3
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Job 12:20
Job 12:20
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