Job 27:16
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
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6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
6‖Shal not all these take vp a parable against him, and a tanting prouerbe against him, and say; Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his: how long? and to him that ladeth himselfe with thicke clay.
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Job 27:16
Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.
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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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To make ready, put in suitable order, fit, or furnish for a purpose or use.
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Clothing, apparel, or garments worn on the body.
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Earth or soil that can be moistened, shaped, trodden, formed, or hardened, especially by a potter or brickmaker.
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15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
15*Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
Selected passage17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.