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Job 10:1
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"I loathe my very life;(a) therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(b)
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Job 10:2
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I say to God:(c) Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges(d) you have against me.(e)
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Job 10:3
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Does it please you to oppress me,(f) to spurn the work of your hands,(g) while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(h)
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Job 10:4
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Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees?(i)
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Job 10:5
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Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,(j)
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Job 10:6
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that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin(k)—
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Job 10:7
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though you know that I am not guilty(l) and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(m)
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Job 10:8
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"Your hands shaped(n) me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?(o)
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Job 10:9
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Remember that you molded me like clay.(p) Will you now turn me to dust again?(q)
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Job 10:10
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Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese,
Job 10:11
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clothe me with skin and flesh and knit me together(r) with bones and sinews?
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Job 10:12
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You gave me life(s) and showed me kindness,(t) and in your providence(u) watched over(v) my spirit.
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Job 10:13
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"But this is what you concealed in your heart, and I know that this was in your mind:(w)
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Job 10:14
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If I sinned, you would be watching me(x) and would not let my offense go unpunished.(y)
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Job 10:15
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If I am guilty(z)—woe to me!(aa) Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(ab) for I am full of shame and drowned in[a] my affliction.(ac)
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Job 10:16
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If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(ad) and again display your awesome power against me.(ae)
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Job 10:17
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You bring new witnesses against me(af) and increase your anger toward me;(ag) your forces come against me wave upon wave.(ah)
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Job 10:18
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"Why then did you bring me out of the womb?(ai) I wish I had died before any eye saw me.(aj)
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Job 10:19
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If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(ak)
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Job 10:20
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Are not my few days(al) almost over?(am) Turn away from me(an) so I can have a moment's joy(ao)
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Job 10:21
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before I go to the place of no return,(ap) to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(aq)
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Job 10:22
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to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness(ar) and disorder, where even the light is like darkness."(as)
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Job 11:1
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Job 11:2
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"Are all these words to go unanswered?(b) Is this talker to be vindicated?(c)
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Job 11:3
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Will your idle talk(d) reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(e)
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Job 11:4
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You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(f) and I am pure(g) in your sight.'
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Job 11:5
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Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(h) that he would open his lips against you
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Job 11:6
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and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(i) for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(j)
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Job 11:7
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"Can you fathom(k) the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
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Job 11:8
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They are higher(l) than the heavens(m) above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below(n)—what can you know?(o)
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Job 11:9
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Their measure(p) is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.(q)
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Job 11:10
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"If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(r)
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Job 11:11
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Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(s)
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Job 11:12
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But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey's colt(t) can be born human.[a](u)
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Job 11:13
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"Yet if you devote your heart(v) to him and stretch out your hands(w) to him,(x)
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Job 11:14
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if you put away(y) the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil(z) to dwell in your tent,(aa)
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Job 11:15
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then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(ab) you will stand firm(ac) and without fear.(ad)
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Job 11:16
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You will surely forget your trouble,(ae) recalling it only as waters gone by.(af)
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Job 11:17
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Life will be brighter than noonday,(ag) and darkness will become like morning.(ah)
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Job 11:18
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You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest(ai) in safety.(aj)
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Job 11:19
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You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(ak) and many will court your favor.(al)
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Job 11:20
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But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(am) and escape will elude them;(an) their hope will become a dying gasp."(ao)
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Job 12:1
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Then Job replied:Job 12:2
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"Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you!(a)
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Job 12:3
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But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?(b)
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Job 12:4
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"I have become a laughingstock(c) to my friends,(d) though I called on God and he answered(e)— a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(f)
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Job 12:5
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Those who are at ease have contempt(g) for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(h)
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Job 12:6
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The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(i) and those who provoke God are secure(j)— those God has in his hand.[a]
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Job 12:7
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"But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(k) or the birds in the sky,(l) and they will tell you;(m)
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Job 12:8
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or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.
Job 12:9
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Which of all these does not know(n) that the hand of the Lord has done this?(o)
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Job 12:10
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In his hand is the life(p) of every creature and the breath of all mankind.(q)
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Job 12:11
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Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?(r)
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Job 12:12
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Is not wisdom found among the aged?(s) Does not long life bring understanding?(t)
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Job 12:13
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"To God belong wisdom(u) and power;(v) counsel and understanding are his.(w)
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Job 12:14
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What he tears down(x) cannot be rebuilt;(y) those he imprisons cannot be released.(z)
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Job 12:15
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If he holds back the waters,(aa) there is drought;(ab) if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(ac)
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Job 12:16
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To him belong strength and insight;(ad) both deceived and deceiver are his.(ae)
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Job 12:17
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He leads rulers away stripped(af) and makes fools of judges.(ag)
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Job 12:18
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He takes off the shackles(ah) put on by kings and ties a loincloth[b] around their waist.(ai)
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Job 12:19
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He leads priests away stripped(aj) and overthrows officials long established.(ak)
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Job 12:20
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He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.(al)
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Job 12:21
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He pours contempt on nobles(am) and disarms the mighty.(an)
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Job 12:22
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He reveals the deep things of darkness(ao) and brings utter darkness(ap) into the light.(aq)
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Job 12:23
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He makes nations great, and destroys them;(ar) he enlarges nations,(as) and disperses them.(at)
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Job 12:24
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He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(au) he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(av)
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Job 12:25
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They grope in darkness with no light;(aw) he makes them stagger like drunkards.(ax)
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Job 13:1
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"My eyes have seen all this,(a) my ears have heard and understood it.
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Job 13:2
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What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.(b)
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Job 13:3
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But I desire to speak to the Almighty(c) and to argue my case with God.(d)
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Job 13:4
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You, however, smear me with lies;(e) you are worthless physicians,(f) all of you!(g)
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Job 13:5
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If only you would be altogether silent!(h) For you, that would be wisdom.(i)
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Job 13:6
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Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.(j)
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Job 13:7
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Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?(k)
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Job 13:8
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Will you show him partiality?(l) Will you argue the case for God?
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Job 13:9
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Would it turn out well if he examined you?(m) Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?(n)
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Job 13:10
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He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.(o)
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Job 13:11
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Would not his splendor(p) terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?(q)
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Job 13:12
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Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.(r)
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Job 13:13
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"Keep silent(s) and let me speak;(t) then let come to me what may.(u)
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Job 13:14
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Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?(v)
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Job 13:15
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Though he slay me, yet will I hope(w) in him;(x) I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(y)
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Job 13:16
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Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,(z) for no godless(aa) person would dare come before him!(ab)
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Job 13:17
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Listen carefully to what I say;(ac) let my words ring in your ears.
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Job 13:18
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Now that I have prepared my case,(ad) I know I will be vindicated.(ae)
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Job 13:19
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Can anyone bring charges against me?(af) If so, I will be silent(ag) and die.(ah)
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Job 13:20
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"Only grant me these two things, God, and then I will not hide from you:
Job 13:21
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Withdraw your hand(ai) far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.(aj)
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Job 13:22
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Then summon me and I will answer,(ak) or let me speak, and you reply to me.(al)
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Job 13:23
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How many wrongs and sins have I committed?(am) Show me my offense and my sin.(an)
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Job 13:24
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Why do you hide your face(ao) and consider me your enemy?(ap)
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Job 13:25
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Will you torment(aq) a windblown leaf?(ar) Will you chase(as) after dry chaff?(at)
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Job 13:26
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For you write down bitter things against me and make me reap the sins of my youth.(au)
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Job 13:27
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You fasten my feet in shackles;(av) you keep close watch on all my paths(aw) by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
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Job 13:28
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"So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment(ax) eaten by moths.(ay)
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