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God? Who Needs Him?

30The skeptic swore, "There is no God! No God!—I can do anything I want!H1697H94H1121H3348H4853H1397H5002H384H384H401 2I'm more animal than human; so-called human intelligence escapes me.H1198H376H998H120 3"I flunked 'wisdom.' I see no evidence of a holy God.H3925H2451H3045H1847H6918 4Has anyone ever seen Anyone climb into Heaven and take charge? grab the winds and control them? gather the rains in his bucket? stake out the ends of the earth? Just tell me his name, tell me the names of his sons. Come on now—tell me!"H5927H8064H3381H622H7307H2651H6887H4325H8071H6965H657H776H8034H1121H8034H3045 5The believer replied, "Every promise of God proves true; he protects everyone who runs to him for help.H565H433H6884H4043H2620 6So don't second-guess him; he might take you to task and show up your lies."H3254H1697H3198H3576 7And then he prayed, "God, I'm asking for two things before I die; don't refuse me—H8147H7592H4513H4191 8Banish lies from my lips and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on, neither too much nor too little.H7368H7723H1697H3577H5414H7389H6239H2963H3899H2706 9If I'm too full, I might get independent, saying, 'God? Who needs him?' If I'm poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God."H7646H3584H559H3068H3423H1589H8610H8034H430 10Don't blow the whistle on your fellow workers behind their backs; They'll accuse you of being underhanded, and then you'll be the guilty one!H3960H5650H113H7043H816 11Don't curse your father or fail to bless your mother.H1755H7043H1H1288H517 12Don't imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven't had a bath in weeks.H1755H2889H5869H7364H6675 13Don't be stuck-up and think you're better than everyone else.H1755H7311H5869H6079H5375 14Don't be greedy, merciless and cruel as wolves, Tearing into the poor and feasting on them, shredding the needy to pieces only to discard them.H1755H8127H2719H4973H3979H398H6041H776H34H120

Four Insatiables

15A leech has twin daughters named "Gimme" and "Gimme more." Three things are never satisfied, no, there are four that never say, "That's enough, thank you!"—H5936H8147H1323H3051H3051H7969H7646H702H559H1952 16hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire.H7585H6115H7356H776H7646H4325H784H559H1952 17An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.H5869H3932H1H936H3349H517H6158H5158H5365H1121H5404H398

Four Mysteries

18Three things amaze me, no, four things I'll never understand—H7969H6381H702H3045 19how an eagle flies so high in the sky, how a snake glides over a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, why adolescents act the way they do.H1870H5404H8064H1870H5175H6697H1870H591H3820H3220H1870H1397H5959 20Here's how a prostitute operates: she has sex with her client, Takes a bath, then asks, "Who's next?"H1870H5003H802H398H4229H6310H559H6466H205

Four Intolerables

21Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations—H7969H776H7264H702H3201H5375 22when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich,H5650H4427H5036H7646H3899 23when a whore is voted "woman of the year," when a "girlfriend" replaces a faithful wife.H8130H1166H8198H3423H1404

Four Small Wonders

24There are four small creatures, wisest of the wise they are—H702H6996H776H2449H2450 25ants—frail as they are, get plenty of food in for the winter;H5244H5971H5794H3559H3899H7019 26marmots—vulnerable as they are, manage to arrange for rock-solid homes;H8227H6099H5971H7760H1004H5553 27locusts—leaderless insects, yet they strip the field like an army regiment;H697H4428H3318H2686 28lizards—easy enough to catch, but they sneak past vigilant palace guards.H8079H8610H3027H4428H1964

Four Dignitaries

29There are three solemn dignitaries, four that are impressive in their bearing—H7969H6806H3190H702H2895H3212 30a lion, king of the beasts, deferring to none;H3918H1368H929H7725H6440 31a rooster, proud and strutting; a billy goat; a head of state in stately procession.H4975H2223H8495H176H4428H510 32If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures,H5034H5375H2161H3027H6310 33Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.H4330H2461H3318H2529H4330H639H3318H1818H4330H639H3318H7379


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