American Standard Version of 1901
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Now a thing was {Hebrew: brought by stealth.}secretly brought to me,And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
In thoughts from the visions of the night,When deep sleep falleth on men,
Fear came upon me, and trembling,Which made all my bones to shake.
Then {Or, a breath passed over}a spirit passed before my face;The hair of my flesh stood up.
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof;A form was before mine eyes: {Or, I heard a still voice}There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
Shall mortal man {Or, be just before God}be more just than God?Shall a man {Or, be pure before his Maker}be more pure than his Maker?
Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants;And his angels he chargeth with folly:
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay,Whose foundation is in the dust,Who are crushed {Or, like}before the moth!
{Or, From morning to evening}Betwixt morning and evening they are {Hebrew: broken in pieces.}destroyed:They perish for ever without any regarding it.
{Or, Is not their excellency which is in them removed?}Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?They die, and that without wisdom.