Job 20:4

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Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,

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  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'
  • Gen 9:1-3 : 1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.' 2 The fear and dread of you will be upon every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Every living creature that moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the plants, I now give you everything.
  • Job 8:8-9 : 8 Ask the previous generation, and give thought to the findings of their ancestors; 9 for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
  • Job 15:10 : 10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.
  • Job 32:7 : 7 I thought, ‘Age should speak; let many years teach wisdom.’
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.

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