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They want to die, but death does not come. They search for death more than for hidden treasure.

But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; trouble hits you, and you are terrified.

Lions may roar and growl, but when the teeth of a strong lion are broken,

The spirit stopped, but I could not see what it was. A shape stood before my eyes, and I heard a quiet voice.

"Call if you want to, Job, but no one will answer you. You can't turn to any of the holy ones.

I have seen a fool succeed, but I cursed his home immediately.

"But if I were you, I would call on God and bring my problem before him.

God hurts, but he also bandages up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

But my brothers cannot be counted on. They are like streams that do not always flow, streams that sometimes run over.

But they stop flowing in the dry season; they disappear when it is hot.

Honest words are painful, but your arguments prove nothing.

"But now please look at me. I would not lie to your face.

But I am given months that are empty, and nights of misery have been given to me.

Those who see me now will see me no more; you will look for me, but I will be gone.

Why don't you pardon my wrongs and forgive my sins? I will soon lie down in the dust of death. Then you will search for me, but I will be no more."

But you should ask God for help and pray to the Almighty for mercy.

They lean on the spider's web, but it breaks. They grab it, but it does not hold up.

But if a plant is torn from its place, then that place rejects it and says, ‘I never saw you.'

"Yes, I know that this is true, but how can anyone be right in the presence of God?

Someone might want to argue with God, but no one could answer God, not one time out of a thousand.