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Job 6:1
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Then Job replied:Job 6:2
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"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!(a)
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Job 6:3
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It would surely outweigh the sand(b) of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.(c)
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Job 6:4
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The arrows(d) of the Almighty(e) are in me,(f) my spirit drinks(g) in their poison;(h) God's terrors(i) are marshaled against me.(j)
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Job 6:5
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Does a wild donkey(k) bray(l) when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(m)
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Job 6:6
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Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(n)
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Job 6:7
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I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.(o)
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Job 6:8
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"Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,(p)
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Job 6:9
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that God would be willing to crush(q) me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(r)
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Job 6:10
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Then I would still have this consolation(s)— my joy in unrelenting pain(t)— that I had not denied the words(u) of the Holy One.(v)
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Job 6:11
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"What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?(w)
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Job 6:12
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Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?(x)
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Job 6:13
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Do I have any power to help myself,(y) now that success has been driven from me?
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Job 6:14
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"Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(z) forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(aa)
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Job 6:15
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But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(ab) as the streams that overflow
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Job 6:16
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when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,(ac)
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Job 6:17
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but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat(ad) vanish from their channels.
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Job 6:18
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Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish.
Job 6:19
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The caravans of Tema(ae) look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba(af) look in hope.
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Job 6:20
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They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.(ag)
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Job 6:21
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Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid.(ah)
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Job 6:22
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Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom(ai) for me from your wealth,(aj)
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Job 6:23
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deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless'?(ak)
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Job 6:24
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"Teach me, and I will be quiet;(al) show me where I have been wrong.(am)
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Job 6:25
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How painful are honest words!(an) But what do your arguments prove?
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Job 6:26
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Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?(ao)
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Job 6:27
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You would even cast lots(ap) for the fatherless(aq) and barter away your friend.
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Job 6:28
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"But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?(ar)
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Job 6:29
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Relent, do not be unjust;(as) reconsider, for my integrity(at) is at stake.[b](au)
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Job 6:30
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Is there any wickedness on my lips?(av) Can my mouth not discern(aw) malice?
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Job 7:1
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"Do not mortals have hard service(a) on earth?(b) Are not their days like those of hired laborers?(c)
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Job 7:2
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Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,(d) or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,(e)
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Job 7:3
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so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(f)
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Job 7:4
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When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?'(g) The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(h)
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Job 7:5
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My body is clothed with worms(i) and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.(j)
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Job 7:6
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,(k) and they come to an end without hope.(l)
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Job 7:7
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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(m) my eyes will never see happiness again.(n)
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Job 7:8
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The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.(o)
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Job 7:9
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As a cloud vanishes(p) and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave(q) does not return.(r)
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Job 7:10
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He will never come to his house again; his place(s) will know him no more.(t)
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Job 7:11
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"Therefore I will not keep silent;(u) I will speak out in the anguish(v) of my spirit, I will complain(w) in the bitterness of my soul.(x)
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Job 7:12
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Am I the sea,(y) or the monster of the deep,(z) that you put me under guard?(aa)
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Job 7:13
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When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,(ab)
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Job 7:14
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even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify(ac) me with visions,(ad)
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Job 7:15
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so that I prefer strangling and death,(ae) rather than this body of mine.(af)
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Job 7:16
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I despise my life;(ag) I would not live forever.(ah) Let me alone;(ai) my days have no meaning.(aj)
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Job 7:17
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"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,(ak)
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Job 7:18
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that you examine them every morning(al) and test them(am) every moment?(an)
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Job 7:19
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Will you never look away from me,(ao) or let me alone even for an instant?(ap)
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Job 7:20
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If I have sinned, what have I done to you,(aq) you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target?(ar) Have I become a burden to you?[a](as)
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Job 7:21
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Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins?(at) For I will soon lie down in the dust;(au) you will search for me, but I will be no more."(av)
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Job 8:1
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Job 8:2
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"How long will you say such things?(b) Your words are a blustering wind.(c)
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Job 8:3
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Does God pervert justice?(d) Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(e)
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Job 8:4
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When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(f)
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Job 8:5
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But if you will seek God earnestly and plead(g) with the Almighty,(h)
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Job 8:6
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if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(i) and restore you to your prosperous state.(j)
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Job 8:7
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Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous(k) will your future be.(l)
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Job 8:8
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"Ask the former generation(m) and find out what their ancestors learned,
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Job 8:9
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for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(n) and our days on earth are but a shadow.(o)
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Job 8:10
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Will they not instruct(p) you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(q)
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Job 8:11
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Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(r) Can reeds(s) thrive without water?
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Job 8:12
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While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.(t)
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Job 8:13
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Such is the destiny(u) of all who forget God;(v) so perishes the hope of the godless.(w)
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Job 8:14
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What they trust in is fragile[a]; what they rely on is a spider's web.(x)
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Job 8:15
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They lean on the web,(y) but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.(z)
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Job 8:16
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They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots(aa) over the garden;(ab)
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Job 8:17
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it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.
Job 8:18
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But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns(ac) it and says, ‘I never saw you.'(ad)
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Job 8:19
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Surely its life withers(ae) away, and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(af)
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Job 8:20
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"Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(ag) or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(ah)
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Job 8:21
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter(ai) and your lips with shouts of joy.(aj)
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Job 8:22
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Your enemies will be clothed in shame,(ak) and the tents(al) of the wicked will be no more."(am)
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Job 9:1
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Then Job replied:Job 9:2
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"Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(a)
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Job 9:3
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Though they wished to dispute with him,(b) they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(c)
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Job 9:4
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His wisdom(d) is profound, his power is vast.(e) Who has resisted(f) him and come out unscathed?(g)
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Job 9:5
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He moves mountains(h) without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.(i)
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Job 9:6
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He shakes the earth(j) from its place and makes its pillars tremble.(k)
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Job 9:7
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He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(l) he seals off the light of the stars.(m)
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Job 9:8
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He alone stretches out the heavens(n) and treads on the waves of the sea.(o)
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Job 9:9
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He is the Maker(p) of the Bear[a] and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(q)
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Job 9:10
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He performs wonders(r) that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.(s)
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Job 9:11
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When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(t)
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Job 9:12
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If he snatches away, who can stop him?(u) Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?'(v)
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Job 9:13
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God does not restrain his anger;(w) even the cohorts of Rahab(x) cowered at his feet.
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Job 9:14
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"How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him?(y)
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Job 9:15
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Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(z) I could only plead(aa) with my Judge(ab) for mercy.(ac)
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Job 9:16
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Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(ad)
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Job 9:17
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He would crush me(ae) with a storm(af) and multiply(ag) my wounds for no reason.(ah)
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Job 9:18
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He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.(ai)
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Job 9:19
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If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(aj) And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[b]?(ak)
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Job 9:20
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Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(al)
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Job 9:21
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"Although I am blameless,(am) I have no concern for myself;(an) I despise my own life.(ao)
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Job 9:22
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It is all the same; that is why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'(ap)
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Job 9:23
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When a scourge(aq) brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.(ar)
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Job 9:24
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When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(as) he blindfolds its judges.(at) If it is not he, then who is it?(au)
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Job 9:25
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"My days are swifter than a runner;(av) they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(aw)
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Job 9:26
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They skim past(ax) like boats of papyrus,(ay) like eagles swooping down on their prey.(az)
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Job 9:27
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If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(ba) I will change my expression, and smile,'
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Job 9:28
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I still dread(bb) all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent.(bc)
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Job 9:29
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Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in vain?(bd)
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Job 9:30
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Even if I washed myself with soap(be) and my hands(bf) with cleansing powder,(bg)
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Job 9:31
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you would plunge me into a slime pit(bh) so that even my clothes would detest me.(bi)
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Job 9:32
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"He is not a mere mortal(bj) like me that I might answer him,(bk) that we might confront each other in court.(bl)
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Job 9:33
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If only there were someone to mediate between us,(bm) someone to bring us together,(bn)
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Job 9:34
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someone to remove God's rod from me,(bo) so that his terror would frighten me no more.(bp)
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Job 9:35
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Then I would speak up without fear of him,(bq) but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(br)
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