thou knowest not what: John 3:8
nor: Psalms 139:14-15
even: Ecclesiastes 7:24, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Job 5:9, Job 26:5-14, Job 36:24-33, Job 37:23, Job 38:4-41, 39:1-41:34; Psalms 40:5, Psalms 92:5, Psalms 104:24; Isaiah 40:28; Romans 11:33
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Ecclesiastes 11:5
Ecclesiastes 11:5
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