\id JOB - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
\ide UTF-8
\h Job 
\toc1 Job 
\toc2 Job 
\mt1 Job 
\c 1  
\s1 Job, the Good Man 
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\v 1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Uz|strong="H5780"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* good, honest \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* respected \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* refused \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\v 2 Job \w had|strong="H3205"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. 
\v 3 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* owned 7000 \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, 3000 \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*, 1000 \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* 500 \w female|strong="H0860"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H0860"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w servants|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* richest \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*. 
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\v 4 Job’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w took|strong="H1980"\w* turns having dinner \w parties|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w*. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* parties, \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w got|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* careless \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* party.” \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3602"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* forgiven \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* angels\f + \fr 1:6  \fk angels \ft Literally, “sons of God.”\f* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* meet \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H0370"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w been|strong="H0776"\w*?” 
\p \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w been|strong="H0776"\w* roaming \w around|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w going|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w*.” 
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “\w Have|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* noticed \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*? \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* good, faithful \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* respects \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* good reason \w to|strong="H0559"\w* respect \w you|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* always protect \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* successful \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* wealthy \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w herds|strong="H4735"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w flocks|strong="H4735"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 11 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* promise \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w curse|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.” 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H2009"\w*, \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* want \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w*, \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* hurt Job \w himself|strong="H3027"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* meeting. 
\s1 Job \w Loses|strong="H3318"\w* \w Everything|strong="H3605"\w* 
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\v 13 \w One|strong="H1121"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* Job’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w eating|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1060"\w* \w brother’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 14 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “We \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w plowing|strong="H2790"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fields \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H0860"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* eating grass nearby, 
\v 15 \w when|strong="H5307"\w* some \w Sabeans|strong="H7614"\w*\f + \fr 1:15  \fk Sabeans \ft A group of people from the Arabian Desert, probably south of Uz.\f* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* animals! \w They|strong="H6310"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H6310"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w one|strong="H6310"\w* \w who|strong="H5288"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H5046"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* news!” 
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\v 16 \w That|strong="H4480"\w* \w messenger|strong="H5046"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w A|strong="H0935"\w* bolt \w of|strong="H0430"\w* lightning\f + \fr 1:16  \fk A bolt of lightning \ft Or “God’s fire fell from the sky.”\f* \w struck|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w burned|strong="H1197"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H0935"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H0430"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w news|strong="H0559"\w*!” 
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\v 17 \w That|strong="H2088"\w* \w messenger|strong="H5046"\w* \w was|strong="H5288"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*\f + \fr 1:17  \fk Chaldeans \ft Tribes of people who moved from place to place in the area between the Euphrates and Jordan rivers.\f* \w sent|strong="H3947"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* raiding parties \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*! \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H5288"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w news|strong="H0559"\w*!” 
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\v 18 \w That|strong="H2088"\w* messenger \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w another|strong="H0251"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H0935"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w eating|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1060"\w* \w brother’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 19 \w A|strong="H0935"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H2009"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w across|strong="H5676"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* blew \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sons \w and|strong="H0935"\w* daughters, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w one|strong="H1419"\w* \w who|strong="H5288"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* news!” 
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\v 20 \w When|strong="H5307"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* heard this, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* clothes, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w shaved|strong="H1494"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* show \w his|strong="H7167"\w* sadness. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* before God 
\v 21 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\q1 “\w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* born \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* world, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w naked|strong="H6174"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* nothing. 
\q1 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* die \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* world, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w naked|strong="H6174"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* nothing. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q1 \w Praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
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\v 22 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* after \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* accuse \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* doing \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\c 2  
\s1 Satan Bothers Job Again 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* angels\f + \fr 2:1  \fk angels \ft Literally, “sons of God.”\f* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* meet \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w joined|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* meeting \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w been|strong="H0776"\w*?” 
\p \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w been|strong="H0776"\w* roaming \w around|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w going|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w*.” 
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “\w Have|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* noticed \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*? \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* good, faithful \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* respects \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* faithful, \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroy|strong="H1104"\w*, \w without|strong="H0369"\w* reason, everything \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\v 4 \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Skin|strong="H5785"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w*!\f + \fr 2:4  \fk Skin for skin \ft This means a person will do anything to avoid pain.\f* \w A|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* protect \w himself|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\v 5 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* swear, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* attack \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*, \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w curse|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*!” 
\p
\v 6 \w So|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w*, “All right, \w Job|strong="H8104"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w but|strong="H0389"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H5315"\w* \w allowed|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* kill \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\p
\v 7 \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* meeting \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H3318"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* painful sores \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w over|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* body, \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bottom \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* top \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w head|strong="H6936"\w*. 
\v 8 Job \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* pile \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w* where \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* mourning \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w used|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* piece \w of|strong="H3427"\w* broken pottery \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w scrape|strong="H1623"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* sores. 
\v 9 \w His|strong="H2388"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w holding|strong="H2388"\w* \w on|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H2388"\w* faith? Why don’t \w you|strong="H1288"\w* just \w curse|strong="H1288"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!” 
\p
\v 10 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3605"\w* sound \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w fools|strong="H5036"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* street corner! How \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H3605"\w* \w accept|strong="H6901"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* gives \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accept|strong="H6901"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* problems?” \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w after|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w happened|strong="H2398"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* accuse \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w doing|strong="H7451"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\s1 \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* Three Friends Come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* See \w Him|strong="H0413"\w* 
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\v 11 \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w happened|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w so|strong="H0935"\w* \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Teman, \w Bildad|strong="H1085"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Shuah, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Zophar|strong="H6691"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Naamah. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* met \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w show|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sympathy|strong="H5110"\w*. 
\v 12 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* friends \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H5234"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w first|strong="H7218"\w* saw \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w distance|strong="H7350"\w*! \w They|strong="H5921"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H6963"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* clothes \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w threw|strong="H2236"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* air \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w show|strong="H5375"\w* how sad \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* Job \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w nights|strong="H3915"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* didn’t \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w much|strong="H1697"\w* \w pain|strong="H3511"\w*. 
\c 3  
\s1 Job Curses the Day He Was Born 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w his|strong="H7043"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H0310"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* born. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\q1
\v 3 “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* \w forever|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘It’s \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w boy|strong="H1397"\w*!’ \w had|strong="H3205"\w* never happened. 
\q1
\v 4 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w remained|strong="H1961"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* forgotten \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* \w light|strong="H5105"\w* \w shine|strong="H3313"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w that|strong="H3117"\w* bitter \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3117"\w* \w remained|strong="H7931"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w death|strong="H6757"\w*, 
\q2 covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* darkest clouds. 
\q1
\v 6 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wish \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w darkness|strong="H0652"\w* \w had|strong="H0935"\w* \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w left|strong="H0935"\w* off \w the|strong="H0935"\w* calendar 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* included \w in|strong="H8141"\w* any \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w months|strong="H3391"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* wish \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* produced \w nothing|strong="H0408"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w no|strong="H0408"\w* happy shouts \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* heard. 
\q1
\v 8 \w Some|strong="H3117"\w* magicians think \w they|strong="H3117"\w* can \w wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w Leviathan|strong="H3882"\w*.\f + \fr 3:8  \fk Leviathan \ft Here, this is probably a giant sea monster. Some people thought magicians were able to make it “swallow the sun,” that is, cause an eclipse.\f* 
\q2 \w So|strong="H5782"\w* let \w them|strong="H3117"\w* say \w their|strong="H3117"\w* \w curses|strong="H0779"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w curse|strong="H0779"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* born. 
\q1
\v 9 \w Let|strong="H0408"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* day’s \w morning|strong="H7837"\w* \w star|strong="H3556"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w dark|strong="H2821"\w*. 
\q2 \w Let|strong="H0408"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* night \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3556"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w morning|strong="H7837"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w never|strong="H0369"\w* \w comes|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* wish \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H0369"\w* \w never|strong="H0369"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* first rays \w of|strong="H3556"\w* \w sunlight|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* wish \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* stopped \w me|strong="H5462"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w being|strong="H0990"\w* \w born|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* kept \w me|strong="H5462"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w seeing|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H5999"\w* these troubles. 
\q1
\v 11 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w born|strong="H3808"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w as|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* mother’s \w womb|strong="H0990"\w*? 
\q1
\v 12 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* mother hold \w me|strong="H6923"\w* \w on|strong="H4100"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* feed \w me|strong="H6923"\w*? 
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\v 13 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* died \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* was born, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* would \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H5117"\w* \w peace|strong="H8252"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* wish \w I|strong="H3588"\w* were \w asleep|strong="H3462"\w* \w and|strong="H8252"\w* \w at|strong="H5117"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* 
\q2
\v 14 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H5973"\w* advisors 
\q2 \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* palaces \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* now \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 I wish I \w were|strong="H1992"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w* 
\q2 \w who|strong="H8269"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* graves \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w Why|strong="H3808"\w* wasn’t \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w child|strong="H5768"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* died \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w birth|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* put \w in|strong="H0176"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* ground? 
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* wish \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w buried|strong="H2934"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* baby 
\q2 \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w of|strong="H0216"\w* day. 
\q1
\v 17 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H8033"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* causing trouble, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H8033"\w* \w weary|strong="H3019"\w* \w find|strong="H5117"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w prisoners|strong="H0615"\w* find relief \w there|strong="H0615"\w*; 
\q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* guards \w shouting|strong="H6963"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H3162"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 Everyone—\w from|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H0113"\w* \w greatest|strong="H1419"\w* \w to|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0113"\w* least \w important|strong="H1419"\w*—\w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H0113"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1419"\w* even \w the|strong="H0113"\w* \w slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w free|strong="H2670"\w* \w from|strong="H5650"\w* \w his|strong="H1931"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 20 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* must \w a|strong="H5414"\w* suffering \w person|strong="H5315"\w* continue \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w anyone|strong="H5315"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w such|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*? 
\q1
\v 21 Such \w people|strong="H4194"\w* want \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w does|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* come. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0369"\w* \w search|strong="H2658"\w* \w for|strong="H2442"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w more|strong="H0369"\w* than \w for|strong="H2442"\w* \w hidden|strong="H4301"\w* \w treasure|strong="H4301"\w*. 
\q1
\v 22 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* would \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* would \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H1870"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* keeps \w their|strong="H0834"\w* future \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w secret|strong="H5641"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* builds \w a|strong="H0834"\w* wall \w around|strong="H1157"\w* \w them|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* protect \w them|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1
\v 24 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* time \w to|strong="H0935"\w* eat, all \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* sigh \w with|strong="H0935"\w* sadness, \w not|strong="H3588"\w* joy. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H0935"\w* \w groans|strong="H0585"\w* \w pour|strong="H5413"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w* something terrible \w would|strong="H0834"\w* happen, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w feared|strong="H6343"\w* most \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w happened|strong="H0935"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w calm|strong="H8252"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* relax. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am \w too|strong="H3808"\w* upset \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*!” 
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\c  4  
\s1 Eliphaz Speaks 
\p
\v 1 \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* from Teman \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H1697"\w* must \w say|strong="H4405"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\q2 \w Would|strong="H4310"\w* it \w upset|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* if \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w speak|strong="H1697"\w*? 
\q1
\v 3 Job, \w you|strong="H3256"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w taught|strong="H3256"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* people. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3256"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2388"\w* \w those|strong="H2388"\w* who \w were|strong="H3027"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3027"\w* quit. 
\q1
\v 4 \w Your|strong="H6965"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w* helped \w those|strong="H3782"\w* who \w were|strong="H4405"\w* ready \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H6965"\w* gave \w strength|strong="H0553"\w* \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w those|strong="H3782"\w* who \w could|strong="H6965"\w* not \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* \w by|strong="H6965"\w* themselves. 
\q1
\v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* trouble \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* are discouraged. 
\q1 Trouble hits \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* are upset. 
\q1
\v 6 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H3373"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* trust \w him|strong="H1870"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* good man, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w Can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H2142"\w* \w think|strong="H2142"\w* \w of|strong="H2142"\w* any \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* person \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w ever|strong="H4310"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H2142"\w* know \w of|strong="H2142"\w* any place \w where|strong="H0375"\w* good \w people|strong="H3582"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* punished? 
\q1
\v 8 \w Yes|strong="H7200"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* lives \w were|strong="H0834"\w* cut short, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* troublemakers. 
\q1
\v 9 \w They|strong="H0639"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H3615"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* gave \w them|strong="H3615"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0639"\w* \w were|strong="H0433"\w* cut off \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w his|strong="H3615"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w life|strong="H5397"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 They \w were|strong="H0738"\w* \w like|strong="H0738"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7581"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H0738"\w* growling \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w with|strong="H8127"\w* \w broken|strong="H5421"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w*— 
\q1
\v 11 \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1097"\w* \w lioness|strong="H3833"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w cannot|strong="H1097"\w* find \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*. 
\q2 They died, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H0006"\w* cubs starved \w to|strong="H1121"\w* death. 
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\q1
\v 12 “\w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w hear|strong="H0241"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H3947"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w caught|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w whisper|strong="H8102"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w Like|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* bad dream\f + \fr 4:13  \fk bad dream \ft Or “vision of the night.”\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, 
\q2 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8639"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 It frightened me, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6343"\w* \w I|strong="H6343"\w* trembled down \w to|strong="H7122"\w* \w my|strong="H6106"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w A|strong="H5921"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w passed|strong="H2498"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w hair|strong="H8185"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* stood \w up|strong="H5921"\w*! 
\q1
\v 16 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* spirit \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H6963"\w*. 
\q1 \w A|strong="H8085"\w* shape \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w* \w was|strong="H6963"\w* \w silence|strong="H1827"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* quiet \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: 
\q1
\v 17 ‘\w A|strong="H0518"\w* person cannot \w be|strong="H0582"\w* more \w right|strong="H6663"\w* \w than|strong="H0518"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*. 
\q2 \w People|strong="H0582"\w* cannot \w be|strong="H0582"\w* more \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* \w than|strong="H0518"\w* their Maker. 
\q1
\v 18 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w trust|strong="H0539"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* heavenly \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* sees faults \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H5650"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w angels|strong="H4397"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w surely|strong="H0637"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* worse! 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* clay\f + \fr 4:19  \fk houses of clay \ft This means the human body.\f* built \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w crushed|strong="H1792"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* easily \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w moth|strong="H6211"\w*! 
\q1
\v 20 \w From|strong="H0006"\w* \w dawn|strong="H1242"\w* \w to|strong="H1242"\w* \w sunset|strong="H6153"\w* people are \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H1242"\w* \w die|strong="H0006"\w*—gone \w forever|strong="H5331"\w*—\w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w one|strong="H1097"\w* even notices. 
\q1
\v 21 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* ropes \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* tent \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w pulled|strong="H5265"\w* up, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* gaining \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.’ 
\b
\c  5  
\q1
\v 1 “Job, \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* if \w you|strong="H0413"\w* want, \w and|strong="H6437"\w* see if anyone \w answers|strong="H6030"\w*! 
\q2 \w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w which|strong="H4310"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* angels \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w*? 
\q1
\v 2 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* \w fool’s|strong="H0191"\w* \w anger|strong="H7068"\w* \w will|strong="H7068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3588"\w* \w jealousy|strong="H7068"\w* \w will|strong="H7068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\q1
\v 3 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* who thought \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H0589"\w* safe, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w he|strong="H7200"\w* died.\f + \fr 5:3  \fk suddenly he died \ft Or “suddenly his home was cursed.”\f* 
\q1
\v 4 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* help \w his|strong="H5337"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w defended|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H7368"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w court|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w Hungry|strong="H7456"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w crops|strong="H7105"\w*, 
\q2 even \w the|strong="H0834"\w* grain growing \w among|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w thorns|strong="H6791"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* greedy \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 Bad times \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H6779"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 \w Trouble|strong="H5999"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H0127"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w trouble|strong="H5999"\w*, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* sparks rise \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* fire. 
\q1
\v 8 \w If|strong="H7760"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w were|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* would \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* problems. 
\q1
\v 9 People \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* understand \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w God|strong="H0369"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5704"\w* \w miracles|strong="H6381"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w too|strong="H6381"\w* \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w sends|strong="H7971"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* all \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w fields|strong="H2351"\w*. 
\q1
\v 11 \w He|strong="H7760"\w* \w raises|strong="H7682"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w humble|strong="H8217"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7760"\w* \w makes|strong="H7760"\w* sad people happy. 
\q1
\v 12 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* spoils \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* smartest \w people|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* succeed. 
\q1
\v 13 He catches \w those|strong="H2450"\w* \w who|strong="H2450"\w* think \w they|strong="H3920"\w* \w are|strong="H2450"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w in|strong="H2450"\w* their own clever traps 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4116"\w* brings \w to|strong="H4116"\w* an end their evil \w plans|strong="H6098"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 Daylight \w will|strong="H2822"\w* \w be|strong="H2822"\w* like \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w for|strong="H2822"\w* \w them|strong="H3119"\w*. 
\q2 Even \w at|strong="H4959"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w* \w they|strong="H3915"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* \w have|strong="H6298"\w* \w to|strong="H3915"\w* \w feel|strong="H4959"\w* their way as \w in|strong="H4959"\w* \w the|strong="H3915"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w saves|strong="H3467"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* hurtful \w words|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* wicked. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w saves|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H2389"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*; 
\q2 God \w shuts|strong="H7092"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* who would \w cause|strong="H6310"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* harm. 
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\v 17 “\w You|strong="H3198"\w* \w are|strong="H0835"\w* fortunate \w when|strong="H2009"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w corrects|strong="H3198"\w* \w you|strong="H3198"\w*. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H0408"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* complain \w when|strong="H2009"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful punishes \w you|strong="H3198"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w God|strong="H3027"\w* might injure \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w bandage|strong="H2280"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w wounds|strong="H4272"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* might hurt \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w also|strong="H3588"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* again \w and|strong="H3808"\w* again. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.\f + \fr 5:19  \ft Literally, “In six troubles, he will rescue you, and in seven, evil will not touch you.”\f* 
\q1
\v 20 \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* save \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3027"\w* there \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H4194"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* protect \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3027"\w* there \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w People|strong="H3808"\w* might say bad \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w about|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* sharp \w tongues|strong="H3956"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* protect \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3808"\w* happen! 
\q1
\v 22 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H7832"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w famine|strong="H3720"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w*! 
\q1
\v 23 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H7704"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* peace \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* 
\q2 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w* \w in|strong="H0068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* live \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w* \w is|strong="H0168"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* count \w your|strong="H3045"\w* property \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w find|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w missing|strong="H6485"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* blades \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w grass|strong="H6212"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w be|strong="H6256"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* wheat \w that|strong="H6256"\w* \w grows|strong="H5927"\w* until \w harvest|strong="H0935"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*. 
\q2 Yes, \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* live \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* ripe old \w age|strong="H0935"\w*. 
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\v 27 “\w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* studied \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w true|strong="H3651"\w*. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w*.” 
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\c  6  
\s1 Job Answers Eliphaz 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “I wish \w my|strong="H5375"\w* suffering \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w be|strong="H5375"\w* \w weighed|strong="H8254"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w my|strong="H5375"\w* trouble \w be|strong="H5375"\w* \w put|strong="H5375"\w* \w on|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H1697"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w heavier|strong="H3513"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*! 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* crazy. 
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\v 4 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful \w has|strong="H0834"\w* shot \w me|strong="H5978"\w* \w with|strong="H2534"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H0834"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* feels \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w poison|strong="H2534"\w*! 
\q2 \w God’s|strong="H0433"\w* terrible weapons \w are|strong="H0834"\w* lined \w up|strong="H6186"\w* against \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Even|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w wild|strong="H6501"\w* \w donkey|strong="H6501"\w* \w does|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* complain \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w has|strong="H0518"\w* \w grass|strong="H1877"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* eat. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H7794"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* cow \w is|strong="H6501"\w* quiet \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w has|strong="H0518"\w* food. 
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\v 6 \w Food|strong="H0398"\w* \w without|strong="H1097"\w* \w salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w does|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w taste|strong="H2940"\w* good, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w white|strong="H2495"\w* \w of|strong="H0398"\w* \w an|strong="H3426"\w* \w egg|strong="H2495"\w* \w has|strong="H3426"\w* \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w taste|strong="H2940"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to|strong="H3985"\w* \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* kind \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*; 
\q2 \w it|strong="H5060"\w* makes \w me|strong="H5315"\w* sick! 
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\v 8 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* ask \w for|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* want. 
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\v 9 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* wish \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w would|strong="H0433"\w* \w crush|strong="H1792"\w* \w me|strong="H1792"\w*— 
\q2 just go ahead \w and|strong="H3027"\w* kill \w me|strong="H1792"\w*! 
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* would \w be|strong="H1961"\w* comforted \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w thing|strong="H3588"\w*: 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w through|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H5750"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w pain|strong="H2427"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* obey \w the|strong="H3588"\w* commands \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w*. 
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\v 11 “\w With|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* gone, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* no \w hope|strong="H3176"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* go \w on|strong="H4100"\w* \w living|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\q2 \w With|strong="H5315"\w* nothing \w to|strong="H5315"\w* look forward \w to|strong="H5315"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* patient? 
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\v 12 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w* \w like|strong="H0068"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w rock|strong="H0068"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H0518"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w is|strong="H1320"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* made \w from|strong="H0068"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5153"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* power \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* myself, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* hope \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w success|strong="H8454"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* been taken \w away|strong="H5080"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*. 
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\v 14 “\w Friends|strong="H7453"\w* should be \w loyal|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H7453"\w* you \w in|strong="H7453"\w* times \w of|strong="H3374"\w* trouble, 
\q2 \w even|strong="H7453"\w* if you turn away from God All-Powerful.\f + \fr 6:14  \ft Or “People who fail to be loyal to their friends have also failed to respect God All-Powerful.”\f* 
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\v 15 But I cannot depend on \w you|strong="H3644"\w*, my \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3644"\w* \w are|strong="H0650"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w that|strong="H5674"\w* \w has|strong="H0251"\w* no water \w when|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0251"\w* weather \w is|strong="H0251"\w* dry 
\q2 but \w is|strong="H0251"\w* flooded \w when|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0251"\w* rains come. 
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\v 16 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* winter, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H7140"\w* choked \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w ice|strong="H7140"\w* \w and|strong="H5921"\w* melting \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*. 
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\v 17 But \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H6256"\w* weather \w is|strong="H4725"\w* \w hot|strong="H2527"\w* \w and|strong="H4725"\w* dry, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H6256"\w* water stops flowing, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H6256"\w* stream disappears. 
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\v 18 \w It|strong="H5927"\w* twists \w and|strong="H1870"\w* turns \w along|strong="H3943"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w then|strong="H5927"\w* disappears \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* desert. 
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\v 19 Traders \w from|strong="H5027"\w* \w Tema|strong="H8485"\w* search \w for|strong="H6960"\w* it. 
\q2 \w Travelers|strong="H1979"\w* \w from|strong="H5027"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w hope|strong="H6960"\w* \w to|strong="H5027"\w* find it. 
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\v 20 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* are sure \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* find water, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w disappointed|strong="H0954"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* streams. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w troubles|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* ever \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* help \w me|strong="H1157"\w*? 
\q2 Did \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w offer|strong="H7809"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w bribe|strong="H7809"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H1157"\w* from \w your|strong="H3588"\w* wealth? 
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\v 23 No, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H3027"\w* never said, ‘\w Save|strong="H4422"\w* \w me|strong="H6299"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H6299"\w* enemies!’ 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3027"\w* ‘\w Save|strong="H4422"\w* \w me|strong="H6299"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* those who \w are|strong="H3027"\w* cruel!’ 
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\v 24 “\w So|strong="H0589"\w* \w now|strong="H0589"\w*, \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w me|strong="H0995"\w*, \w and|strong="H0995"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* be quiet. 
\q2 \w Show|strong="H0995"\w* \w me|strong="H0995"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0589"\w* done wrong. 
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\v 25 \w Honest|strong="H3476"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* powerful, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w arguments|strong="H0561"\w* \w prove|strong="H3198"\w* nothing. 
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\v 26 Do \w you|strong="H3198"\w* \w plan|strong="H2803"\w* \w to|strong="H2803"\w* criticize \w me|strong="H2803"\w*? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H7307"\w* \w you|strong="H3198"\w* speak more tiring \w words|strong="H0561"\w*? 
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\v 27 \w Are|strong="H0637"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kind|strong="H7453"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* people 
\q2 who would gamble \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7453"\w* sell \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* own \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*? 
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\v 28 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w look|strong="H6437"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w see|strong="H0518"\w* \w that|strong="H6437"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am telling \w the|strong="H6440"\w* truth! 
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\v 29 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* need \w to|strong="H7725"\w* start over \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stop|strong="H0408"\w* \w being|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w unfair|strong="H5766"\w*! 
\q2 Think \w again|strong="H5750"\w*, because \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* innocent. 
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\v 30 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* lying. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* know right \w from|strong="H3956"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w*. 
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\c  7  
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\v 1 “\w People|strong="H0582"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* hard \w struggle|strong="H6635"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w hired|strong="H7916"\w* \w worker|strong="H7916"\w*. 
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\v 2 They \w are|strong="H5650"\w* \w like|strong="H6738"\w* a \w slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w looking|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H5650"\w* cool \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H5650"\w* a \w hired|strong="H7916"\w* \w worker|strong="H7916"\w* waiting \w for|strong="H5650"\w* payday. 
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\v 3 \w Month|strong="H3391"\w* after frustrating \w month|strong="H3391"\w* has gone \w by|strong="H3915"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H5157"\w* suffered \w night|strong="H3915"\w* after \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w When|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w* it’s \w time|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*?’ 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w night|strong="H6153"\w* drags \w on|strong="H7901"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* toss \w and|strong="H6965"\w* turn \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sun comes \w up|strong="H6965"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w My|strong="H1320"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w* \w is|strong="H1320"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w worms|strong="H7415"\w* \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w scabs|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 It \w is|strong="H1320"\w* cracked \w and|strong="H1320"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3847"\w* sores. 
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\v 6 “\w My|strong="H4480"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w pass|strong="H3615"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* faster \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w weaver’s|strong="H0708"\w* \w shuttle|strong="H0708"\w*,\f + \fr 7:6  \fk weaver’s shuttle \ft The tool a person who makes cloth uses to pass the thread between the other threads.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H3615"\w* \w without|strong="H4480"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w remember|strong="H2142"\w*, \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* second chance \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 8 Those \w who|strong="H0369"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w now|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* again. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w watch|strong="H7789"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w while|strong="H5869"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w then|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am \w gone|strong="H0369"\w*. 
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\v 9 Just \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w*, 
\q2 \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H3381"\w* \w in|strong="H7585"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* grave, \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* again. 
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\v 10 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* old \w homes|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H7725"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H5234"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 11 “\w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* quiet! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* suffering \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w complain|strong="H7878"\w*! 
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\v 12 \w Am|strong="H0589"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* enemies? 
\q2 \w Is|strong="H0518"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w guard|strong="H4929"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*?\f + \fr 7:12  \ft Literally, “Am I Yam or Tannin that you should appoint a guard to watch me?” In ancient Canaanite stories, Yam was the god of the sea, and Tannin was a sea monster.\f* 
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\v 13 \w My|strong="H3588"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w bring|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H3588"\w* \w couch|strong="H6210"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5162"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w rest|strong="H5162"\w* \w and|strong="H5375"\w* relief. 
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\v 14 But when I lie down, \w you|strong="H2865"\w* scare \w me|strong="H2472"\w* with \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w*; 
\q2 \w you|strong="H2865"\w* \w frighten|strong="H1204"\w* \w me|strong="H2472"\w* with \w visions|strong="H2384"\w*. 
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\v 15 So \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* rather \w be|strong="H5315"\w* choked \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* 
\q2 than \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w live|strong="H0977"\w* \w like|strong="H5315"\w* this. 
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\v 16 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* hate \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*—\w I|strong="H3588"\w* give \w up|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* want \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. 
\q1 \w Leave|strong="H2308"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w alone|strong="H2308"\w*! 
\q2 \w My|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* means \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w God|strong="H0413"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* important \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* notice \w them|strong="H0413"\w*? 
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\v 18 Why do \w you|strong="H6485"\w* \w visit|strong="H6485"\w* \w them|strong="H6485"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w test|strong="H0974"\w* \w them|strong="H6485"\w* at \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w moment|strong="H7281"\w*? 
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\v 19 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H8159"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w alone|strong="H7503"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* second. 
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\v 20 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* always watching \w us|strong="H5921"\w*! 
\q2 \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*, \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* hurt \w you|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w target|strong="H4645"\w*? 
\q2 \w Have|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* problem \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*? 
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\v 21 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H6258"\w* \w pardon|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* doing \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H6258"\w* \w forgive|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*? 
\q1 \w Soon|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* die \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* grave. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* search \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w*.” 
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\c  8  
\s1 Bildad Speaks to Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Bildad|strong="H1085"\w* from Shuah \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w How|strong="H0575"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w talk|strong="H6310"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w that|strong="H5704"\w*? 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H5704"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* nothing but hot \w air|strong="H7307"\w*! 
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\v 3 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* always fair. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w does|strong="H0518"\w* \w what|strong="H6664"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w*, \w he|strong="H0518"\w* punished \w them|strong="H7971"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w paid|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w now|strong="H0859"\w*, look \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0859"\w* pray \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* All-Powerful. 
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\v 6 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w pure|strong="H2134"\w* \w and|strong="H6664"\w* good, 
\q2 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3477"\w* quickly come \w to|strong="H5921"\w* help \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3477"\w* give \w your|strong="H5921"\w* family \w back|strong="H7999"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0319"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* lot \w more|strong="H3966"\w* 
\q2 than \w you|strong="H0319"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w*! 
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\v 8 “\w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H0001"\w* \w are|strong="H0001"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w old|strong="H7223"\w*. 
\q2 Find \w out|strong="H3559"\w* \w what|strong="H3559"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* learned. 
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\v 9 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w seems|strong="H3045"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w born|strong="H3808"\w* \w yesterday|strong="H8543"\w*. 
\q2 \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w Our|strong="H5921"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w very|strong="H3045"\w* short, \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w*. 
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\v 10 Maybe \w the|strong="H0559"\w* old \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* something. 
\q2 Maybe \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w what|strong="H4405"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* learned. 
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\v 11 “\w Can|strong="H3808"\w* \w papyrus|strong="H1573"\w* \w grow|strong="H7685"\w* tall \w on|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* dry land? 
\q2 \w Can|strong="H3808"\w* \w reeds|strong="H0260"\w* \w grow|strong="H7685"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*? 
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\v 12 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* harvest. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w too|strong="H5750"\w* small \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w cut|strong="H6998"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* use. 
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\v 13 People \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w are|strong="H0734"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* oppose \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H0006"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* put \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w trust|strong="H4009"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* something weak. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w spider’s|strong="H5908"\w* \w web|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w lean|strong="H8172"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* break. 
\q1 \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* reach \w out|strong="H2388"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Such|strong="H1931"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* vine \w that|strong="H1931"\w* gets plenty \w of|strong="H6440"\w* water \w and|strong="H6440"\w* sunshine, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* branches \w spread|strong="H3318"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w garden|strong="H1593"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* spread \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w*, 
\q2 searching \w for|strong="H5921"\w* good soil. 
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\v 18 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* move \w it|strong="H0518"\w*, \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* die, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* \w tell|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w was|strong="H4725"\w* ever there. 
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\v 19 Everything might have been \w going|strong="H2005"\w* well, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1870"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* vine \w will|strong="H1931"\w* take its place. 
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\v 20 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w support|strong="H2388"\w* \w evil|strong="H7489"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* abandon \w the|strong="H2388"\w* innocent. 
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\v 21 \w So|strong="H5704"\w* perhaps \w you|strong="H5704"\w* might laugh again. 
\q2 Maybe \w shouts|strong="H8643"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w joy|strong="H8643"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H4390"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*. 
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\v 22 Maybe \w your|strong="H8130"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w be|strong="H7563"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H1322"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0168"\w* \w the|strong="H8130"\w* homes \w of|strong="H0168"\w* \w the|strong="H8130"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0369"\w*.” 
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\c  9  
\s1 Job Answers Bildad 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w Of|strong="H0410"\w* course, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w true|strong="H0551"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* human being win \w an|strong="H3588"\w* argument \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*? 
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\v 3 Anyone \w who|strong="H0259"\w* chose \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w argue|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* 
\q2 could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* question \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*! 
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\v 4 \w God|strong="H0413"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* so \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and|strong="H3824"\w* \w powerful|strong="H0533"\w* \w that|strong="H4310"\w* 
\q2 \w no|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H0533"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* oppose \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3824"\w* survive. 
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\v 5 \w When|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w moves|strong="H6275"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* happened. 
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H0776"\w* can \w shake|strong="H7264"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H4725"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w* down \w to|strong="H0776"\w* its foundations. 
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\v 7 \w With|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w command|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sun \w from|strong="H3808"\w* rising. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* lock \w up|strong="H2856"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w and|strong="H0559"\w* keep \w them|strong="H0559"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* shining. 
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\v 8 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w alone|strong="H0905"\w* made \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w skies|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* walks \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ocean \w waves|strong="H1116"\w*. 
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\v 9 “God \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Bear|strong="H5906"\w*, \w Orion|strong="H3685"\w*, \w and|strong="H2315"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Pleiades|strong="H3598"\w*.\f + \fr 9:9  \fk Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades \ft Names of well-known constellations (groups of stars) in the night sky.\f* 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* planets that cross \w the|strong="H6213"\w* southern sky.\f + \fr 9:9  \fk planets … sky \ft Literally, “Rooms of the South” or “Rooms of Teman.” This might be the planets or the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. North of the equator, these seem to move across the southern sky.\f* 
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\v 10 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w too|strong="H6381"\w* \w marvelous|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* people \w to|strong="H5704"\w* understand. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w too|strong="H6381"\w* \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w miracles|strong="H6381"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w*! 
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\v 11 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w passes|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* goes right \w past|strong="H2498"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* notice. 
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\v 12 \w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* takes something \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, \w no|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* stop \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*?’ 
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\v 13 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* hold \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* Rahab’s \w helpers|strong="H5826"\w* \w are|strong="H5826"\w* afraid \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* cannot argue \w with|strong="H5973"\w* God. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w would|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* know \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1697"\w* \w say|strong="H0977"\w* \w to|strong="H1697"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H6663"\w* \w him|strong="H6663"\w* \w an|strong="H0518"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 All \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* beg \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w Judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w for|strong="H0518"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* would \w listen|strong="H0238"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* send storms \w to|strong="H0834"\w* crush \w me|strong="H2600"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* give \w me|strong="H2600"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* \w wounds|strong="H6482"\w* \w for|strong="H0834"\w* no \w reason|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H7307"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* catch \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H7307"\w* just \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* trouble. 
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\v 19 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* cannot defeat God. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* too \w powerful|strong="H0533"\w*! 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* cannot take him \w to|strong="H4941"\w* \w court|strong="H4941"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* force him \w to|strong="H4941"\w* come? 
\q1
\v 20 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* anything \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* makes \w me|strong="H0589"\w* seem \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w speak|strong="H6310"\w*, \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* proves \w me|strong="H0589"\w* wrong. 
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\v 21 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* innocent, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* think. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* hate \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\q1
\v 22 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘Does \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w make|strong="H3615"\w* \w any|strong="H0259"\w* difference? 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w destroys|strong="H3615"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* innocent \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w well|strong="H3651"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7563"\w*.’ 
\q1
\v 23 \w Is|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* God who laughs \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* disaster \w kills|strong="H4191"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w*? 
\q1
\v 24 \w Is|strong="H1931"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* keeps \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8199"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* seeing \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w person|strong="H3027"\w* \w takes|strong="H5414"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w*? 
\q2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w then|strong="H0645"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*? 
\b
\q1
\v 25 “\w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* passing faster \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w runner|strong="H7323"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* flying \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* joy. 
\q1
\v 26 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w go|strong="H2498"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* as quickly as papyrus \w boats|strong="H0591"\w*, 
\q2 as fast as \w an|strong="H5921"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* swooping \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w prey|strong="H0400"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 27 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* could \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* complain. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w pain|strong="H7879"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* put \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w smile|strong="H1082"\w* \w on|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.’ 
\q1
\v 28 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* suffering still frightens \w me|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5352"\w*. 
\q1
\v 29 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* be found \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H2088"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* even think about \w it|strong="H4100"\w*? 
\q1
\v 30 \w Even|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* scrubbed \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w with|strong="H7364"\w* soap 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3709"\w* \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* myself whiter \w than|strong="H0518"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*, 
\q1
\v 31 God \w would|strong="H8008"\w* still push \w me|strong="H8581"\w* into \w the|strong="H0227"\w* slime \w pit|strong="H7845"\w*,\f + \fr 9:31  \fk slime pit \ft The grave, a place where bodies rot.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8581"\w* even \w my|strong="H0227"\w* \w clothes|strong="H8008"\w* \w would|strong="H8008"\w* \w hate|strong="H8581"\w* \w to|strong="H8581"\w* touch \w me|strong="H8581"\w*. 
\q1
\v 32 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* human \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* argue \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w court|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\q1
\v 33 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* wish \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* someone \w who|strong="H3426"\w* could listen \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w sides|strong="H3027"\w*,\f + \fr 9:33  \fk someone … sides \ft Literally, “a mediator” or “an umpire.”\f* 
\q2 someone \w to|strong="H5921"\w* judge \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* fair \w way|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1
\v 34 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* wish someone could \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* threat \w of|strong="H7626"\w* God’s punishment. 
\q2 Then \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w would|strong="H5493"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w frighten|strong="H1204"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* anymore. 
\q1
\v 35 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* could \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* want \w without|strong="H3808"\w* being \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w him|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* do \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\b
\c  10  
\q1
\v 1 “\w I|strong="H5315"\w* hate \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, \w so|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* complain freely. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* am very \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w*, \w so|strong="H1696"\w* \w now|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q1
\v 2 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*, ‘\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* just \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* am \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*! 
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q1
\v 3 Do \w you|strong="H3588"\w* enjoy hurting \w me|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H3588"\w* enjoy ignoring \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w while|strong="H3588"\w* smiling \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* say? 
\q1
\v 4 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* human \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* things \w the|strong="H7200"\w* way \w people|strong="H0582"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w*? 
\q1
\v 5 \w Is|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* short \w as|strong="H3117"\w* ours? 
\q2 \w Is|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* short \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0582"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*? 
\q1
\v 6 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5771"\w* \w search|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H1847"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am innocent, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w can|strong="H0369"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*! 
\q1
\v 8 \w Your|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* me \w and|strong="H3027"\w* shaped \w my|strong="H3027"\w* body. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H1104"\w* \w now|strong="H3027"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* closing \w around|strong="H5439"\w* me \w and|strong="H3027"\w* squeezing me \w to|strong="H3027"\w* death! 
\q1
\v 9 \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* molded \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w like|strong="H7725"\w* clay. 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H6083"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* clay \w again|strong="H7725"\w*? 
\q1
\v 10 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w poured|strong="H5413"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* out \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* spun \w me|strong="H3808"\w* around \w and|strong="H2461"\w* squeezed \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* someone making \w cheese|strong="H2461"\w*. 
\q1
\v 11 \w You|strong="H1320"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* me together \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w muscles|strong="H1517"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1320"\w* then \w you|strong="H1320"\w* \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* me \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w* \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*. 
\q1
\v 12 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w gave|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H7307"\w* were very kind \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* cared \w for|strong="H2617"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w* \w and|strong="H7307"\w* \w watched|strong="H8104"\w* over \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3824"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w hid|strong="H6845"\w* \w in|strong="H0428"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0428"\w* planning \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*, \w you|strong="H0518"\w* would \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w watching|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* could punish \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H0518"\w* doing \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* sin, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* cursed. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5375"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am \w so|strong="H3808"\w* ashamed 
\q2 because \w of|strong="H7218"\w* all \w the|strong="H5375"\w* troubles \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H7646"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w If|strong="H1342"\w* I have any success \w and|strong="H7725"\w* feel proud, 
\q2 \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w hunt|strong="H6679"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w down|strong="H6679"\w* \w like|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H6381"\w* \w lion|strong="H7826"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w show|strong="H6381"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w power|strong="H6381"\w* over \w me|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q1
\v 17 \w You|strong="H5973"\w* bring \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w after|strong="H2487"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H5973"\w* prove that I am wrong. 
\q1 Again \w and|strong="H6635"\w* again \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w show|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H5973"\w* anger 
\q2 as \w you|strong="H5973"\w* send \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w after|strong="H2487"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
\q1
\v 18 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w born|strong="H3808"\w*? 
\q2 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* wish \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H5869"\w* \w died|strong="H1478"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w anyone|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* wish \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* wish \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w carried|strong="H2986"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* mother’s \w womb|strong="H0990"\w* straight \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w My|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w almost|strong="H4592"\w* finished. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w leave|strong="H2308"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w alone|strong="H2308"\w*! 
\q2 \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* enjoy \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w left|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q1
\v 21 \w I|strong="H2962"\w* am \w going|strong="H7725"\w* soon \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w place|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w death|strong="H6757"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*— 
\q1
\v 22 \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* darkest night, \w of|strong="H0776"\w* shadows \w and|strong="H0776"\w* confusion, 
\q2 \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* light \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6757"\w*.’” 
\b
\c  11  
\s1 Zophar Speaks to Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Zophar|strong="H6691"\w* from Naamah \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* Job \w and|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\b
\q1
\v 2 “\w This|strong="H1697"\w* flood \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w should|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w*! 
\q2 \w Does|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* talking make \w Job|strong="H3808"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w*? 
\q1
\v 3 \w Do|strong="H0369"\w* you think we \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* 
\q2 \w an|strong="H0369"\w* answer \w for|strong="H3637"\w* you? 
\q1 \w Do|strong="H0369"\w* you think \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* warn you 
\q2 when you \w laugh|strong="H3932"\w* \w at|strong="H0369"\w* \w God|strong="H0369"\w*? 
\q1
\v 4 \w You|strong="H1961"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w My|strong="H1961"\w* arguments \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w right|strong="H5869"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w can|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w pure|strong="H2134"\w*.’ 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* answer \w you|strong="H5414"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1696"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* wrong. 
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* could \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* secret \w of|strong="H5771"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H0433"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* every story \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w two|strong="H3718"\w* \w sides|strong="H3718"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* \w be|strong="H2451"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H5771"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w*: 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w is|strong="H2451"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* punishing \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* much \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 7 “\w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* think \w you|strong="H0518"\w* really understand \w God|strong="H0433"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* completely understand \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful? 
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\v 8 \w That|strong="H3045"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* higher than \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w deeper|strong="H6013"\w* than \w the|strong="H3045"\w* place \w of|strong="H6466"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*. 
\q1 So \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w*? 
\q2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w*? 
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\v 9 It \w is|strong="H0776"\w* greater \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* bigger \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*. 
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\v 10 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* God decides \w to|strong="H7725"\w* arrest \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* court, 
\q2 \w no|strong="H0518"\w* \w one|strong="H0518"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* stop \w him|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w worthless|strong="H7723"\w*. 
\q2 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* remembers \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w A|strong="H3205"\w* \w wild|strong="H6501"\w* \w donkey|strong="H6501"\w* cannot \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* stupid \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* never \w become|strong="H3205"\w* wise. 
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\v 13 \w Prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* serve \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w God|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 Lift \w your|strong="H0518"\w* arms \w and|strong="H3820"\w* pray \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Put|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H7368"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w sin|strong="H0205"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* still hold \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w keep|strong="H7368"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* do \w that|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w look|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* shame. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* stand strong \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* can \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* troubles, 
\q2 like \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* already \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* \w life|strong="H2465"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w brighter|strong="H6965"\w* than \w the|strong="H1961"\w* sunshine \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*. 
\q2 Life’s darkest hours \w will|strong="H1961"\w* shine \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* sun. 
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\v 18 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3426"\w* feel safe \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*. 
\q2 God \w will|strong="H3426"\w* protect \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H7901"\w* give \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w rest|strong="H7901"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w without|strong="H0369"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* anyone. 
\q2 \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* people \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w come|strong="H2729"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* help. 
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\v 20 \w Evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* might \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* help, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H7563"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H5315"\w* \w escape|strong="H4498"\w* \w their|strong="H4480"\w* troubles. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H4480"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* leads only \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w death|strong="H5315"\w*.” 
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\c  12  
\s1 Job Answers His Friends 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “I’m sure \w you|strong="H0859"\w* think \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* only \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* left. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* think \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, 
\q2 \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w will|strong="H2451"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* gone \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* good \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w yours|strong="H0428"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w aren’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* smarter \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w haven’t|strong="H3808"\w* said \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* already \w know|strong="H0854"\w*. 
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\v 4 “\w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H7121"\w* say, ‘\w He|strong="H7121"\w* \w prayed|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w and|strong="H7453"\w* got \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*.’ 
\q1 \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* good, \w innocent|strong="H8549"\w* \w man|strong="H6662"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* still \w they|strong="H7121"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Those|strong="H7600"\w* \w who|strong="H7600"\w* have no troubles \w make|strong="H3559"\w* fun \w of|strong="H7272"\w* \w those|strong="H7600"\w* \w who|strong="H7600"\w* do. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H7272"\w* hit \w a|strong="H3559"\w* man \w when|strong="H3559"\w* \w he|strong="H7272"\w* is down. 
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\v 6 \w But|strong="H0935"\w* robbers’ \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H0168"\w* bothered. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* angry live \w in|strong="H0935"\w* peace, 
\q2 even though \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. 
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\v 7 “\w But|strong="H0199"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* they \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*. 
\q2 \w Or|strong="H5775"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* air, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* they \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w Or|strong="H0176"\w* \w speak|strong="H7878"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0176"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H0176"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w Or|strong="H0176"\w* let \w the|strong="H0176"\w* \w fish|strong="H1709"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0176"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H0176"\w* wisdom. 
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\v 9 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* breathes— 
\q2 \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w under|strong="H3027"\w* God’s \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* just \w as|strong="H2441"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* tongue \w tastes|strong="H2938"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w test|strong="H0974"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H0241"\w*. 
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\v 12 People say, ‘\w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* found \w in|strong="H3117"\w* those who \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w old|strong="H3453"\w*. 
\q2 \w Long|strong="H0753"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* brings \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w*.’ 
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H5973"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w power|strong="H1369"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w God|strong="H2451"\w*. 
\q2 Good \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w are|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w tears|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*. 
\q2 \w Anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* puts \w in|strong="H5921"\w* prison \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w set|strong="H1129"\w* free. 
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\v 15 \w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w he|strong="H7971"\w* holds \w back|strong="H6113"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w rain|strong="H4325"\w*, \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w he|strong="H7971"\w* \w lets|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w rain|strong="H4325"\w* \w loose|strong="H7971"\w*, \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 16 God \w is|strong="H8454"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H5797"\w* always wins. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5797"\w* controls \w those|strong="H5973"\w* who fool others \w and|strong="H5797"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* who \w are|strong="H5973"\w* fooled. 
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\v 17 \w He|strong="H8199"\w* strips advisors \w of|strong="H8199"\w* their wisdom 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3289"\w* makes \w leaders|strong="H8199"\w* act like fools. 
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\v 18 \w He|strong="H4428"\w* strips \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H0631"\w* authority 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* makes them slaves. 
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\v 19 He strips \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w of|strong="H3548"\w* \w their|strong="H3548"\w* power 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3548"\w* removes those \w who|strong="H3548"\w* feel so \w secure|strong="H0386"\w* \w in|strong="H3548"\w* \w their|strong="H3548"\w* position. 
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\v 20 \w He|strong="H2205"\w* makes \w trusted|strong="H0539"\w* advisors \w be|strong="H8193"\w* silent. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H2205"\w* \w takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* wisdom \w of|strong="H2205"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w older|strong="H2205"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* brings disgrace \w to|strong="H5921"\w* important people. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* takes power away \w from|strong="H5921"\w* rulers. 
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\v 22 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* exposes even \w the|strong="H4480"\w* darkest secrets. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* sends \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* places \w that|strong="H4480"\w* are \w as|strong="H3318"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w as|strong="H3318"\w* \w death|strong="H6757"\w*. 
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\v 23 God \w makes|strong="H0006"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w great|strong="H7679"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* then he \w destroys|strong="H0006"\w* \w them|strong="H5148"\w*. 
\q1 He \w makes|strong="H0006"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* grow large, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* then he scatters \w their|strong="H1471"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* makes \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* foolish. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* makes \w them|strong="H8582"\w* \w wander|strong="H8582"\w* around \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* desert. 
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\v 25 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* someone feeling \w their|strong="H3808"\w* way \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* drunks \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* know \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* going. 
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\c  13  
\q1
\v 1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* already \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* say. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* much \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H0589"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* smart \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H1571"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H0199"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* don’t \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w argue|strong="H3198"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w argue|strong="H3198"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* troubles. 
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H0199"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* try \w to|strong="H3605"\w* cover \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* ignorance \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* like \w worthless|strong="H0457"\w* doctors \w who|strong="H3605"\w* cannot \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* just \w be|strong="H1961"\w* quiet. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H1961"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* wisest thing \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H4310"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* argument. 
\q2 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* what \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* say. 
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\v 7 \w Will|strong="H0410"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* lies for \w God|strong="H0410"\w*? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H1696"\w* really believe \w your|strong="H1696"\w* lies are \w what|strong="H1696"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* wants \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*? 
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\v 8 \w Are|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* trying \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w defend|strong="H7378"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*? 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* being fair. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w* choosing \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* side simply \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* God checked \w you|strong="H3588"\w* very closely, 
\q2 would \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H0518"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0582"\w* \w right|strong="H2896"\w*? 
\q1 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* really think \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* fool God 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* fool \w people|strong="H0582"\w*? 
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\v 10 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* know \w that|strong="H0518"\w* God would criticize \w you|strong="H0518"\w* 
\q2 \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w chose|strong="H5375"\w* someone’s side simply \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* important. 
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\v 11 God’s \w majesty|strong="H7613"\w* frightens \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6343"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 12 The wise \w sayings|strong="H2146"\w* you \w quote|strong="H4911"\w* \w are|strong="H2146"\w* worthless. 
\q2 Your arguments \w are|strong="H2146"\w* as weak as clay. 
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\v 13 “\w Be|strong="H4480"\w* quiet \w and|strong="H1696"\w* let \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* accept \w whatever|strong="H4100"\w* happens \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w myself|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w danger|strong="H3709"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* continue \w to|strong="H0413"\w* trust \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H2005"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w kills|strong="H6991"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.\f + \fr 13:15  \fk I will … kills me \ft Or “If he decides to kill me, I have no hope.”\f* 
\q2 \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w defend|strong="H3198"\w* myself \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* lets \w me|strong="H6440"\w* live, \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* confidence \w to|strong="H0935"\w* speak. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* guilty \w person|strong="H0935"\w* would dare \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H4405"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 Let me explain. 
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\v 18 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* ready \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H3045"\w* defend \w myself|strong="H0589"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w carefully|strong="H4994"\w* present \w my|strong="H3045"\w* arguments. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* \w shown|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* prove \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am wrong, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* shut up \w and|strong="H1478"\w* wait \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H1478"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w God|strong="H0410"\w*, \w just|strong="H0389"\w* give \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w things|strong="H8147"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w then|strong="H0227"\w* \w I|strong="H0227"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*: 
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\v 21 \w Stop|strong="H0408"\w* punishing \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3709"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w frighten|strong="H1204"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w terrors|strong="H0367"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w Or|strong="H0176"\w* let \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w many|strong="H4100"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* committed? 
\q2 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* wrongs \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* done? 
\q2 \w Show|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H4100"\w* \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* went \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w* \w or|strong="H5771"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2403"\w*. 
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\v 24 God, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* avoid \w me|strong="H6440"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* treat \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*? 
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\v 25 Are \w you|strong="H0853"\w* trying \w to|strong="H5929"\w* scare \w me|strong="H7291"\w*? 
\q2 I am only \w a|strong="H7291"\w* \w leaf|strong="H5929"\w* blowing \w in|strong="H6206"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* wind. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* are attacking \w a|strong="H7291"\w* piece \w of|strong="H5929"\w* \w straw|strong="H7179"\w*! 
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\v 26 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5771"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* list \w of|strong="H5921"\w* terrible charges \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w Are|strong="H5771"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* making \w me|strong="H5921"\w* suffer \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* did \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* was young? 
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\v 27 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* chains \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w step|strong="H7272"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w take|strong="H8104"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* see \w every|strong="H3605"\w* move \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H1931"\w* I am becoming weaker \w and|strong="H0398"\w* weaker, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H6211"\w* \w a|strong="H0398"\w* piece \w of|strong="H0398"\w* wood rotting \w away|strong="H1086"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H6211"\w* \w a|strong="H0398"\w* piece \w of|strong="H0398"\w* \w cloth|strong="H0899"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w by|strong="H0398"\w* moths. 
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\v 1 “\w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* beings.\f + \fr 14:1  \fk human beings \ft Literally, “born of woman.”\f* 
\q2 Our \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w short|strong="H7116"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w full|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* trouble. 
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\v 2 \w Our|strong="H3318"\w* life \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* \w flower|strong="H6731"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w grows|strong="H3318"\w* quickly \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* dies \w away|strong="H1272"\w*. 
\q2 \w Our|strong="H3318"\w* life \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w here|strong="H3318"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* short \w time|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w*. 
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\v 3 God, \w do|strong="H0637"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* need \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w keep|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* something \w so|strong="H0935"\w* small? 
\q2 Why bother \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* charges \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*? 
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\v 4 “\w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* something \w clean|strong="H2889"\w* \w from|strong="H5414"\w* something \w so|strong="H5414"\w* dirty. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w length|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H0518"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w decided|strong="H2782"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w alone|strong="H6213"\w* \w know|strong="H0854"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w set|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w limits|strong="H2706"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* change \w them|strong="H0854"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* watching \w us|strong="H5921"\w*; \w leave|strong="H2308"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w alone|strong="H2308"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w let|strong="H2308"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H7521"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* hard \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w we|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H8159"\w* put \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 7 “\w There|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* always \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w*, \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* grow \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* keep sending out \w new|strong="H2498"\w* branches. 
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\v 8 \w Its|strong="H0518"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* might \w grow|strong="H2204"\w* \w old|strong="H2204"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w its|strong="H0518"\w* \w stump|strong="H1503"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*, 
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\v 9 \w but|strong="H4325"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* again. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* branches \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* new \w plant|strong="H5194"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H4191"\w* when \w a|strong="H4191"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w*, 
\q2 \w he|strong="H0120"\w* becomes weak \w and|strong="H0120"\w* sick, \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w then|strong="H4191"\w* \w he|strong="H0120"\w* \w is|strong="H0346"\w* gone! 
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\v 11 Like \w a|strong="H4480"\w* lake \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w goes|strong="H0235"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* loses \w its|strong="H3220"\w* source, 
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\v 12 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* lose \w their|strong="H3808"\w* lives, 
\q2 \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* live \w again|strong="H6965"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H5704"\w* skies \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w pass|strong="H6965"\w* away 
\q2 \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* death. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H5704"\w* skies \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* disappear \w before|strong="H5704"\w* 
\q2 \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* wakes \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*! 
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\v 13 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* grave. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w*, \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w gone|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* pick \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w time|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w*, \w will|strong="H6635"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* again? 
\q2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w so|strong="H0935"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w would|strong="H3605"\w* gladly suffer \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w waiting|strong="H5704"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* release.\f + \fr 14:14  \fk I would … release \ft Or “I would wait my whole tour of duty for my replacement to come.”\f* 
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\v 15 \w God|strong="H3027"\w*, \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w would|strong="H4639"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w would|strong="H4639"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w*, \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w*, 
\q2 \w would|strong="H4639"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* important \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* would still \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* every step \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H8104"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* remember \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* would be as if \w you|strong="H5921"\w* had \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w bag|strong="H6872"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* would be as if \w you|strong="H5921"\w* had covered \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* plaster. 
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\v 18 “\w Mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* crumble \w away|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\q2 Large \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* break \w loose|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w Water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowing|strong="H4325"\w* \w over|strong="H0776"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w wears|strong="H7833"\w* \w them|strong="H0006"\w* down. 
\q2 Floods \w wash|strong="H7857"\w* \w away|strong="H7857"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w soil|strong="H6083"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w In|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* same way, God, \w you|strong="H0776"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* defeat \w them|strong="H7971"\w* completely 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w then|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* change \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* look 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w forever|strong="H5331"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* place \w of|strong="H6440"\w* death. 
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\v 21 \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w honored|strong="H3513"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* do wrong, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H0995"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w only|strong="H0389"\w* feel \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pain|strong="H3510"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1320"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w alone|strong="H0389"\w* cry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*.” 
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\c  15  
\s1 Eliphaz Answers Job 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* from Teman \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* Job: 
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\v 2 “If \w you|strong="H1847"\w* \w were|strong="H4390"\w* really \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, 
\q2 \w you|strong="H1847"\w* \w would|strong="H7307"\w* not \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w your|strong="H4390"\w* worthless personal opinions! 
\q2 \w A|strong="H7307"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H2450"\w* \w would|strong="H7307"\w* not be \w so|strong="H6030"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* hot \w air|strong="H7307"\w*. 
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\v 3 Do \w you|strong="H3808"\w* think \w a|strong="H3808"\w* wise man \w would|strong="H1697"\w* use empty \w words|strong="H1697"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1697"\w* meaningless speeches \w to|strong="H1697"\w* win \w his|strong="H3808"\w* arguments? 
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\v 4 If \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w had|strong="H0637"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w*, 
\q2 \w no|strong="H0637"\w* \w one|strong="H0410"\w* would \w respect|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* pray \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w What|strong="H6310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* clearly shows \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\q2 Job, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* trying \w to|strong="H6310"\w* hide \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w by|strong="H3588"\w* using clever \w words|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* need \w to|strong="H6310"\w* prove \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* wrong. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0589"\w* \w words|strong="H6310"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* own \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* show \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* wrong. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* own \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w speak|strong="H6310"\w* against \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 7 “Do \w you|strong="H6440"\w* think \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w were|strong="H7223"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w person|strong="H0120"\w* \w ever|strong="H0120"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w be|strong="H1389"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*? 
\q2 \w Were|strong="H7223"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*? 
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\v 8 Did \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0433"\w* \w secret|strong="H5475"\w* \w plans|strong="H5475"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* think \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w are|strong="H0433"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* only \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* \w person|strong="H0413"\w*? 
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\v 9 We \w know|strong="H3045"\w* as \w much|strong="H4100"\w* as \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w*! 
\q2 We \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* as \w well|strong="H3045"\w* as \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w old|strong="H3453"\w*, \w gray-haired|strong="H7867"\w* \w men|strong="H3453"\w* agree \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 People older \w than|strong="H1571"\w* \w your|strong="H1571"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H0001"\w* side. 
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\v 11 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* tries \w to|strong="H1697"\w* comfort \w you|strong="H5973"\w*, \w but|strong="H5973"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* not \w enough|strong="H4592"\w* \w for|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\q2 \w We|strong="H1697"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* gentle \w way|strong="H1697"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* not understand? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* not \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* truth? 
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\v 13 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* expressing \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w anger|strong="H7307"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* these things. 
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\v 14 “\w People|strong="H0582"\w* cannot really \w be|strong="H0582"\w* \w pure|strong="H2135"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w*\f + \fr 15:14  \fk They \ft Literally, “a man born of woman.”\f* cannot \w be|strong="H0582"\w* \w more|strong="H3588"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* God! 
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\v 15 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w trust|strong="H0539"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* angels.\f + \fr 15:15  \fk angels \ft Literally, “holy ones.”\f* 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w pure|strong="H2141"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w People|strong="H0376"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w even|strong="H0637"\w* worse. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* disgusting \w and|strong="H0376"\w* dirty. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w up|strong="H8354"\w* \w evil|strong="H5766"\w* \w like|strong="H0376"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
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\v 17 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* me, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* explain it \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H8085"\w*. 
\q2 Let me \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H8085"\w* \w seen|strong="H2372"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* say, 
\q2 \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H5046"\w* \w from|strong="H0001"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w and|strong="H0001"\w* \w then|strong="H0834"\w* freely passed \w on|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w hide|strong="H3582"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* secrets \w from|strong="H0001"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. 
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\v 19 These \w are|strong="H0776"\w* important \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*! 
\q2 Everyone knows \w who|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* said \w that|strong="H3605"\w* an \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w man|strong="H7563"\w* suffers \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w A|strong="H3117"\w* \w cruel|strong="H7563"\w* \w man|strong="H7563"\w* suffers \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w numbered|strong="H4557"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
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\v 21 Every \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* scares \w him|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w will|strong="H7703"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H0935"\w* thinks \w he|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w An|strong="H4480"\w* evil man \w has|strong="H2719"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* hope \w of|strong="H4480"\w* escaping \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H7725"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* somewhere waiting \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w wanders|strong="H5074"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*, looking \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* coming, \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w brought|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w He|strong="H4428"\w* lives \w in|strong="H4428"\w* fear, \w with|strong="H4428"\w* worry \w and|strong="H4428"\w* suffering threatening \w him|strong="H8630"\w* 
\q2 like \w a|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w ready|strong="H6264"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w attack|strong="H3593"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* evil man shook \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w fist|strong="H3027"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, refusing \w to|strong="H0413"\w* obey. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* dared \w to|strong="H0413"\w* attack \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful, 
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\v 26 \w like|strong="H7323"\w* \w a|strong="H0413"\w* soldier \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0413"\w* \w thick|strong="H5672"\w*, \w strong|strong="H1354"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* 
\q2 \w who|strong="H7323"\w* \w runs|strong="H7323"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0413"\w* enemy \w to|strong="H0413"\w* strike \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* might \w be|strong="H3588"\w* rich \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w*, 
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\v 28 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* ruined; 
\q1 \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3582"\w*; 
\q2 \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* empty. 
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\v 29 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w rich|strong="H6238"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* long. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5186"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w last|strong="H6965"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5186"\w* crops \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* grow large. 
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\v 30 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* tree whose leaves die \w from|strong="H4480"\w* disease 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* blown \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* evil man \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* fool himself \w by|strong="H1961"\w* trusting \w in|strong="H0539"\w* \w worthless|strong="H7723"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* keep \w nothing|strong="H0408"\w*. 
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\v 32 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* die \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* tree whose top branches \w have|strong="H3117"\w* already begun \w to|strong="H3117"\w* die. 
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\v 33 He \w will|strong="H1612"\w* be like \w a|strong="H7993"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* that loses \w its|strong="H7993"\w* grapes before they ripen. 
\q2 He \w will|strong="H1612"\w* be like \w an|strong="H7993"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree|strong="H2132"\w* that loses \w its|strong="H7993"\w* buds. 
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\v 34 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0168"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* people without God \w have|strong="H3588"\w* nothing. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* take \w bribes|strong="H7810"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* homes \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
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\v 35 \w They|strong="H3205"\w* \w are|strong="H5999"\w* always thinking \w of|strong="H3205"\w* ways \w to|strong="H3205"\w* do \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w and|strong="H2029"\w* cause \w trouble|strong="H5999"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3205"\w* \w are|strong="H5999"\w* always planning how \w they|strong="H3205"\w* might cheat others.” 
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\c  16  
\s1 Job Answers Eliphaz 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* before. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w give|strong="H5162"\w* \w me|strong="H5162"\w* \w trouble|strong="H5999"\w*, not \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* \w long|strong="H4100"\w* speeches never \w end|strong="H7093"\w*! 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* continue arguing? 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* same \w things|strong="H7218"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*, 
\q2 \w if|strong="H3863"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H3426"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* troubles. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* wise \w things|strong="H7218"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w shake|strong="H5128"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w But|strong="H0553"\w* I would \w say|strong="H6310"\w* things \w to|strong="H6310"\w* encourage \w you|strong="H6310"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* give \w you|strong="H6310"\w* hope. 
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\v 6 “\w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w makes|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w pain|strong="H3511"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* keeping quiet \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* help \w either|strong="H0518"\w*. 
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\v 7 God, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w surely|strong="H0389"\w* took \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* strength. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* destroyed \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* family. 
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\v 8 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* thin \w and|strong="H6965"\w* weak, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* people think \w that|strong="H1961"\w* means \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* guilty. 
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\v 9 “God attacks \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; 
\q2 \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H0639"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w tears|strong="H2963"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* body apart. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* grinds \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* enemy \w looks|strong="H5869"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* hate. 
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\v 10 \w People|strong="H6473"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* crowded \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* make fun \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* slap \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w has|strong="H0410"\w* \w given|strong="H5462"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* let \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* hurt \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* enjoying \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w quiet|strong="H7961"\w*, \w peaceful|strong="H7961"\w* life, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* God crushed \w me|strong="H0270"\w*. 
\q1 Yes, he \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H0270"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w neck|strong="H6203"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* broke \w me|strong="H0270"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* pieces. 
\q1 He \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H0270"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w target|strong="H4307"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w With|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* archers \w all|strong="H5437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* shoots \w arrows|strong="H7228"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w kidneys|strong="H3629"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* shows \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* spills \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w gall|strong="H4845"\w*\f + \fr 16:13  \fk gall \ft The bitter contents of the gall bladder, which is near the liver. Here, it means something bitter and painful.\f* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Again|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w again|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* attacks \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w runs|strong="H7323"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H7323"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* soldier \w in|strong="H5921"\w* battle. 
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\v 15 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* am very sad, \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* wear this \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* sit \w here|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H8242"\w* \w ashes|strong="H6083"\w*, feeling defeated. 
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\v 16 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* red \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w crying|strong="H1065"\w*. 
\q2 There \w are|strong="H6079"\w* \w dark|strong="H6757"\w* rings \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* eyes. 
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\v 17 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* cruel \w to|strong="H5921"\w* anyone, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3709"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w pure|strong="H2134"\w*. 
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\v 18 “\w Earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w hide|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* wrong \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*.\f + \fr 16:18  \fk Earth … done to me \ft Literally, “Earth, don’t cover my blood.” See Genesis 4:10-11.\f* 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* begging \w for|strong="H0776"\w* fairness \w be|strong="H1961"\w* stopped. 
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\v 19 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* someone \w in|strong="H1571"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w who|strong="H5707"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* speak \w for|strong="H1571"\w* me. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* someone \w above|strong="H4791"\w* \w who|strong="H5707"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* testify \w for|strong="H1571"\w* me. 
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\v 20 \w My|strong="H0413"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* speaks \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, 
\q2 \w while|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H0413"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* pour \w out|strong="H0413"\w* tears \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w He|strong="H0120"\w* speaks \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w for|strong="H3198"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w someone|strong="H0120"\w*\f + \fr 16:21  \fk someone \ft Literally, “son of man.”\f* presenting an \w argument|strong="H3198"\w* \w for|strong="H3198"\w* \w a|strong="H3198"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*. 
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\v 22 “\w In|strong="H1980"\w* only \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w few|strong="H4557"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* place \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 1 \w My|strong="H3117"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* broken; 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* am ready \w to|strong="H3117"\w* give up. 
\q1 \w My|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* gone; 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* waiting \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w People|strong="H3808"\w* stand around \w me|strong="H5978"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w* them as \w they|strong="H0518"\w* tease \w and|strong="H5869"\w* insult \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
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\v 3 “\w God|strong="H3027"\w*, \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w support|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w else|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w*! 
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\v 4 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* closed \w my|strong="H5921"\w* friends’ \w minds|strong="H3820"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* understand. 
\q2 Please \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* win. 
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\v 5 \w You|strong="H5046"\w* \w know|strong="H5046"\w* what \w people|strong="H1121"\w* say: 
\q2 ‘\w A|strong="H5046"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* neglects \w his|strong="H5046"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* help \w his|strong="H5046"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*.’\f + \fr 17:5  \fk You know … friends \ft Literally, “He promises a share to his friends and his children’s eyes go blind.”\f* 
\q2 But \w my|strong="H3615"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* turned \w against|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. 
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\v 6 God \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* name \w a|strong="H1961"\w* bad word \w to|strong="H1961"\w* everyone. 
\q2 \w People|strong="H5971"\w* \w spit|strong="H8611"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* almost \w blind|strong="H3543"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* grief. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* body \w is|strong="H3605"\w* as thin as \w a|strong="H5869"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w*. 
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\v 8 Good people wonder how \w this|strong="H2063"\w* could happen. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w are|strong="H8074"\w* upset \w with|strong="H5921"\w* anyone \w who|strong="H3477"\w* \w is|strong="H3477"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* God. 
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\v 9 \w But|strong="H6662"\w* those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w right|strong="H6662"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w continue|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w right|strong="H6662"\w*. 
\q2 Those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3254"\w* guilty \w grow|strong="H3254"\w* \w stronger|strong="H0555"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w stronger|strong="H0555"\w*. 
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\v 10 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* try \w to|strong="H0935"\w* prove \w me|strong="H4994"\w* wrong. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w My|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w passing|strong="H5674"\w* \w away|strong="H5423"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3117"\w* \w plans|strong="H2154"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* destroyed. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H3117"\w* hope \w is|strong="H3117"\w* gone. 
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\v 12 Everything \w is|strong="H3117"\w* confused— 
\q2 \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w evening|strong="H3915"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w dawn|strong="H0216"\w*. 
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\v 13 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* might \w hope|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* grave \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* new \w home|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* might \w hope|strong="H6960"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w make|strong="H7502"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w bed|strong="H3326"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* grave. 
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\v 14 \w I|strong="H7121"\w* might say \w to|strong="H0001"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* grave, ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w my|strong="H7121"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*,’ 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0001"\w* \w to|strong="H0001"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w worms|strong="H7415"\w*, ‘\w my|strong="H7121"\w* mother’ \w or|strong="H0001"\w* ‘\w my|strong="H7121"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*.’ 
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\v 15 But you can’t really call \w that|strong="H0645"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*, \w can|strong="H4310"\w* you? 
\q2 Does anyone \w see|strong="H7789"\w* any \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* for \w me|strong="H7789"\w*? 
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\v 16 \w Will|strong="H0518"\w* hope \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* place \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H0518"\w* \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*?” 
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\s1 Bildad Answers Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Bildad|strong="H1085"\w* from Shuah \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w When|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w stop|strong="H0310"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w*? 
\q2 Be sensible; \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* something. 
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\v 3 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* do \w you|strong="H5869"\w* \w think|strong="H2803"\w* we \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w stupid|strong="H2933"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H2803"\w* dumb cows? 
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\v 4 \w Your|strong="H5315"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* hurting no \w one|strong="H0776"\w* \w but|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H0776"\w* think \w this|strong="H4616"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* made \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w* \w alone|strong="H4616"\w*? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H0776"\w* think God \w should|strong="H0776"\w* move mountains just \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w satisfy|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w*? 
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\v 5 “\w Yes|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H1571"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w of|strong="H0216"\w* those \w who|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w go|strong="H1846"\w* \w out|strong="H1846"\w*. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3808"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* houses \w will|strong="H0216"\w* become \w dark|strong="H2821"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0216"\w* \w go|strong="H1846"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w Their|strong="H7993"\w* \w steps|strong="H6806"\w*, once \w strong|strong="H0202"\w* \w and|strong="H6098"\w* fast, become weak. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H7993"\w* own evil \w plans|strong="H6098"\w* make \w them|strong="H7993"\w* fall. 
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\v 8 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* own \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w lead|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w net|strong="H7568"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* fall \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* hidden pit \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w are|strong="H7272"\w* caught. 
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\v 9 \w A|strong="H5921"\w* \w trap|strong="H6782"\w* catches \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heel|strong="H6119"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w holds|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* tight. 
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\v 10 \w A|strong="H5921"\w* rope \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w hidden|strong="H2934"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* trip \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w A|strong="H5921"\w* \w trap|strong="H4434"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* waiting \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w path|strong="H5410"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w On|strong="H5439"\w* \w every|strong="H5439"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w terrors|strong="H1091"\w* \w frighten|strong="H1204"\w* \w them|strong="H5439"\w*. 
\q2 Fears \w follow|strong="H7272"\w* \w every|strong="H5439"\w* \w step|strong="H7272"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* take. 
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\v 12 \w Disaster|strong="H0343"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q2 Ruin stands close \w by|strong="H1961"\w*, waiting \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 13 Diseases \w will|strong="H0905"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w away|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w*. 
\q2 \w Death|strong="H4194"\w* \w itself|strong="H0905"\w*\f + \fr 18:13  \fk Death itself \ft Literally, “Death’s firstborn,” a name for a deadly disease, or the worms that eat a dead body.\f* \w will|strong="H0905"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* arms \w and|strong="H0398"\w* legs. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H4009"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* taken \w away|strong="H5423"\w* \w from|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H5423"\w* safety \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H5423"\w* \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* led \w away|strong="H5423"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* meet death, \w the|strong="H5423"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w terrors|strong="H1091"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w Nothing|strong="H1097"\w* will be left \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*, 
\q2 which will be sprinkled \w with|strong="H5921"\w* burning \w sulfur|strong="H1614"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Their|strong="H8478"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4605"\w* \w their|strong="H8478"\w* branches \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* die. 
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\v 17 \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2143"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* forgotten. 
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\v 18 \w They|strong="H2822"\w* \w will|strong="H0216"\w* \w be|strong="H2822"\w* forced \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H2822"\w* \w will|strong="H0216"\w* \w be|strong="H2822"\w* \w chased|strong="H5074"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0216"\w* this \w world|strong="H8398"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* leave behind \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H5209"\w*, \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w descendants|strong="H5220"\w*. 
\q2 \w None|strong="H0369"\w* \w of|strong="H0369"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H8300"\w* alive. 
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\v 20 People \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w west|strong="H0314"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* happened \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 People \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6931"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* numb \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fear. 
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\v 21 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* happen \w to|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w homes|strong="H4908"\w* \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w who|strong="H0410"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* evil. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w who|strong="H0410"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*!” 
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\c  19  
\s1 Job Answers 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1
\v 2 “\w How|strong="H0575"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* hurt \w me|strong="H5315"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w crush|strong="H1792"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w*? 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w insulted|strong="H3637"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w now|strong="H6471"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* attacked \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*! 
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\v 4 \w Even|strong="H0637"\w* if \w I|strong="H0551"\w* \w have|strong="H0637"\w* sinned, 
\q2 it is \w my|strong="H0854"\w* problem, not yours! 
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\v 5 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* want \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* look bad \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5921"\w* look good. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* say \w my|strong="H5921"\w* troubles are proof \w that|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* did wrong. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* want \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* was \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* did \w this|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* set \w this|strong="H3588"\w* trap \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w shout|strong="H7768"\w*, ‘\w He|strong="H3808"\w* hurt \w me|strong="H3808"\w*!’ \w but|strong="H3808"\w* get \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* hears \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w* \w for|strong="H7768"\w* \w fairness|strong="H4941"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* has \w blocked|strong="H1443"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w way|strong="H0734"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* keep \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* getting \w through|strong="H5674"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* has hidden \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w path|strong="H0734"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w He|strong="H5422"\w* hits \w me|strong="H5422"\w* \w on|strong="H5422"\w* \w every|strong="H5439"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* until I am worn \w out|strong="H5265"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5422"\w* takes away \w my|strong="H5439"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5439"\w* is \w like|strong="H5439"\w* \w a|strong="H5265"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w pulled|strong="H5265"\w* up \w by|strong="H5265"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* roots. 
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\v 11 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w burns|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* treats \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H0639"\w* \w an|strong="H2803"\w* enemy. 
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\v 12 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* sends \w his|strong="H5921"\w* army \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w build|strong="H5549"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w towers|strong="H5921"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w camp|strong="H2583"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. 
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\v 13 “God \w has|strong="H3045"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* hate \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H0251"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* become \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w My|strong="H3045"\w* \w relatives|strong="H7138"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* left \w me|strong="H7911"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H3045"\w* \w friends|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H7911"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w servant|strong="H0519"\w* girls \w and|strong="H1004"\w* visitors \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* 
\q2 \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w stranger|strong="H5237"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H5237"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H2603"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* beg \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w help|strong="H6030"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
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\v 17 My \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* hates \w the|strong="H1121"\w* smell \w of|strong="H1121"\w* my \w breath|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\q2 My own brothers hate \w me|strong="H2603"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w little|strong="H5759"\w* \w children|strong="H5759"\w* \w make|strong="H6965"\w* fun \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H1571"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* bad things \w about|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* close \w friends|strong="H0157"\w* \w hate|strong="H8581"\w* \w me|strong="H8581"\w*. 
\q2 Even \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* ones \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w against|strong="H3605"\w* \w me|strong="H8581"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 20 “\w I|strong="H1320"\w* am so thin, \w my|strong="H6106"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w* hangs loose \w on|strong="H5785"\w* \w my|strong="H6106"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H1320"\w* have little life \w left|strong="H4422"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* me. 
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\q1
\v 21 “\w Pity|strong="H2603"\w* \w me|strong="H5060"\w*, \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*, \w pity|strong="H2603"\w* \w me|strong="H5060"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H5060"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w persecute|strong="H7291"\w* \w me|strong="H7291"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w*? 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H7646"\w* tired \w of|strong="H0410"\w* hurting \w me|strong="H7291"\w*? 
\b
\q1
\v 23 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w someone|strong="H4310"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* everything \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w* \w were|strong="H5612"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H3789"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*. 
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\v 24 I wish \w they|strong="H5777"\w* were carved with an \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* tool into \w lead|strong="H5777"\w* 
\q2 or scratched on \w a|strong="H2672"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* so that \w they|strong="H5777"\w* would last \w forever|strong="H5703"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w there|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H1350"\w* someone \w to|strong="H5921"\w* defend \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*! 
\q2 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w end|strong="H0314"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* \w here|strong="H1350"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* defend \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w I|strong="H0310"\w* leave \w my|strong="H0310"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w my|strong="H0310"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w* \w has|strong="H0433"\w* been destroyed, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0310"\w* know \w I|strong="H0310"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* still \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w myself|strong="H0589"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* someone \w else|strong="H3808"\w*, \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* excited \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w makes|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w*!\f + \fr 19:27  \ft Or “And in the end, he will stand here on earth and defend me, \fv 26 \fv*\ft even after my skin has been destroyed. But I want to see God while I am still in my body. \fv 27 \fv*\ft I want to see him with my own eyes, not through someone else’s eyes. And I cannot tell you how much I want this to happen!”\f* 
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\v 28 “Maybe \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* push Job \w a|strong="H3588"\w* little harder 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* realize \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* source \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* problems?’ 
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\v 29 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* need \w to|strong="H4616"\w* worry \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w punishment|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\q2 God \w might|strong="H4616"\w* use \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*! 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w there|strong="H1779"\w* \w is|strong="H5771"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* time \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1779"\w*.” 
\c 20  
\s1 Zophar Answers Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Zophar|strong="H6691"\w* from Naamah \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1
\v 2 “\w You|strong="H7725"\w* upset \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* must \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* must tell \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* am thinking. 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H8085"\w* insulted \w me|strong="H6030"\w* \w with|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w answers|strong="H6030"\w*! 
\q2 \w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* am \w wise|strong="H0998"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* know \w how|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H8085"\w*. 
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\v 4-5 “You know that the joy of the wicked does not last long. 
\q2 That has been true a long time, ever since Adam was\f + \fr 20:4-5  \fk Adam was \ft Or “people were.”\f* put on earth. 
\q2 Those who don’t know God are happy for only a short time. 
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\v 6 Maybe \w an|strong="H0518"\w* evil man’s pride \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w reach|strong="H5060"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H0559"\w* will \w be|strong="H5331"\w* gone \w forever|strong="H5331"\w* like \w his|strong="H7200"\w* own body waste. 
\q2 \w People|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H0559"\w* knew \w him|strong="H7200"\w* will \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w is|strong="H0335"\w* \w he|strong="H0559"\w*?’ 
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\v 8 \w Like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w fly|strong="H5774"\w* \w away|strong="H5074"\w*, \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w chased|strong="H5074"\w* \w away|strong="H5074"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* bad \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*.\f + \fr 20:8  \fk bad dream \ft Or “vision of the night.”\f* 
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\v 9 Those \w who|strong="H3808"\w* knew him \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* him \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3808"\w* family \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* get \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* him. 
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\v 10 \w His|strong="H7725"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* what \w he|strong="H7725"\w* \w took|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H7725"\w* own \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w wealth|strong="H0202"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w When|strong="H4390"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* was young, \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w were|strong="H4390"\w* strong, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H5973"\w*, \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H7901"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w body|strong="H6106"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H6106"\w* soon \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
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\v 12 “\w Evil|strong="H7451"\w* tastes \w sweet|strong="H4985"\w* \w in|strong="H8478"\w* \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0518"\w* keeps \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* enjoy \w it|strong="H0518"\w* fully. 
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\v 13 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* hates \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* go 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3808"\w* \w holds|strong="H4513"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w*. 
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\v 14 But \w that|strong="H6620"\w* evil will \w turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w sour|strong="H4846"\w* \w in|strong="H3899"\w* \w his|strong="H7130"\w* \w stomach|strong="H4578"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H2015"\w* will \w be|strong="H3899"\w* \w like|strong="H2015"\w* \w a|strong="H3899"\w* snake’s \w bitter|strong="H4846"\w* poison \w inside|strong="H7130"\w* him. 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H3423"\w* evil man \w will|strong="H0410"\w* spit \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* \w he|strong="H0990"\w* \w has|strong="H0410"\w* \w swallowed|strong="H1104"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w will|strong="H0410"\w* make \w him|strong="H1104"\w* \w vomit|strong="H6958"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w*. 
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\v 16 What he drank \w will|strong="H3956"\w* \w be|strong="H2026"\w* \w like|strong="H2026"\w* \w a|strong="H2026"\w* snake’s \w poison|strong="H7219"\w*; 
\q2 it \w will|strong="H3956"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H2026"\w* \w like|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* bite \w of|strong="H3956"\w* \w a|strong="H2026"\w* deadly \w snake|strong="H0660"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w He|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H5104"\w* \w never|strong="H0408"\w* again \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w so|strong="H7200"\w* much wealth— 
\q2 \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* flowing \w with|strong="H7200"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* cream.\f + \fr 20:17  \fk rivers … cream \ft A figure meaning a plentiful supply of rich food. The word translated “cream” could mean butter, curds, or yogurt.\f* 
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\v 18 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* forced \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* profits. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* allowed \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H5965"\w* \w what|strong="H3022"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* worked \w for|strong="H2428"\w*, 
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\v 19 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* hurt \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H1497"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* evil man \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7961"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* wants \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w him|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w After|strong="H5921"\w* filling \w himself|strong="H3808"\w*, \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H8300"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* success \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w continue|strong="H3651"\w*. 
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\v 22 Even while \w he|strong="H0935"\w* \w has|strong="H3027"\w* \w plenty|strong="H3605"\w*, \w he|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* pressed \w down|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* trouble. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3605"\w* problems \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w down|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w*! 
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\v 23 \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* does \w get|strong="H7971"\w* all \w he|strong="H5921"\w* wants, 
\q2 \w God|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w throw|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w burning|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* attack \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w rain|strong="H4305"\w* \w down|strong="H4305"\w* punishment \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 24 Maybe he \w will|strong="H7198"\w* run \w away|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H1272"\w* an \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* sword, 
\q2 but then a \w bronze|strong="H5154"\w* arrow\f + \fr 20:24  \fk bronze arrow \ft Literally, “bronze bow.” Or “powerful bow,” possibly a bow made of sinew, wood and horn.\f* \w will|strong="H7198"\w* strike \w him|strong="H1272"\w* down. 
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\v 25 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* will \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* body 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* stick \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H1980"\w*. 
\q1 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* shining \w point|strong="H1465"\w* will pierce \w his|strong="H5921"\w* liver, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* will be shocked \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w terror|strong="H0367"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasures|strong="H6845"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* lost \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* human started. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H8300"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* house. 
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\v 27 \w Heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* prove \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w guilty|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6965"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* witness against \w him|strong="H1540"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w His|strong="H1540"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* everything \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H1540"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* 
\q2 \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* flood \w of|strong="H1004"\w* God’s \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w That|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w do|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H0430"\w* \w those|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0120"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* plans \w to|strong="H0430"\w* \w give|strong="H5159"\w* \w them|strong="H2088"\w*.” 
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\s1 Job Answers 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H4405"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 \w Let|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w* \w of|strong="H8085"\w* \w comforting|strong="H8575"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w Be|strong="H5375"\w* patient while \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* finished \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w you|strong="H0310"\w* may \w make|strong="H5375"\w* fun \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w*. 
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\v 4 “\w My|strong="H0518"\w* \w complaint|strong="H7879"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* against \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\q2 There \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* good reason \w why|strong="H4069"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* patient. 
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\v 5 \w Look|strong="H6437"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w*. 
\q2 \w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* stare \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* shock! 
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\v 6 \w When|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w think|strong="H2142"\w* about what happened \w to|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H0270"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* feel afraid \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* shakes! 
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\v 7 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* do \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* long \w lives|strong="H2421"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* do \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w grow|strong="H6275"\w* \w old|strong="H6275"\w* \w and|strong="H2428"\w* successful? 
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w* grow up 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* live \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* grandchildren. 
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\v 9 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* free \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* punish \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w Their|strong="H3808"\w* \w bulls|strong="H7794"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* mate. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3808"\w* \w cows|strong="H6510"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* healthy \w calves|strong="H6403"\w*. 
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\v 11 They \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w children|strong="H3206"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* play \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w lambs|strong="H6629"\w*. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H7971"\w* \w children|strong="H3206"\w* \w dance|strong="H7540"\w* around. 
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\v 12 \w They|strong="H5375"\w* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* dance \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w harps|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* flutes. 
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\v 13 Evil people enjoy \w success|strong="H2896"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* lives 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* then \w go|strong="H5181"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* grave without suffering. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, ‘\w Leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w us|strong="H0559"\w* \w alone|strong="H4480"\w*! 
\q2 We \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* care \w what|strong="H1847"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w us|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w*!’ 
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H5647"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* say, ‘\w Who|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* God All-Powerful? 
\q2 \w We|strong="H3588"\w* don’t need \w to|strong="H6293"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H5647"\w*! 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w to|strong="H6293"\w* pray \w to|strong="H6293"\w* \w him|strong="H5647"\w*!’ 
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\v 16 “\w Of|strong="H3027"\w* course, \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* own success. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* would \w never|strong="H3808"\w* follow \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w often|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* God blow \w out|strong="H4100"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* light? 
\q2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w often|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* trouble \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\q2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w often|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* God \w get|strong="H0935"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* punish \w them|strong="H5921"\w*? 
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\v 18 \w Does|strong="H6440"\w* God blow \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w away|strong="H1589"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* blows \w straw|strong="H8401"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H1589"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* strong \w winds|strong="H7307"\w* blow \w the|strong="H6440"\w* grain husks? 
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\v 19 \w But|strong="H7999"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* say, ‘\w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* saving \w their|strong="H3045"\w* punishment \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3045"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.’ 
\q2 No! Let \w God|strong="H0433"\w* punish \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w themselves|strong="H0205"\w* so \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H0433"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H0433"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* done! 
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\v 20 Let \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* punishment. 
\q2 Let \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* God All-Powerful. 
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\v 21 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* life \w is|strong="H4100"\w* finished \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* dead, 
\q2 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w care|strong="H0310"\w* \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* leave \w behind|strong="H0310"\w*. 
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\v 22 “No \w one|strong="H1931"\w* can \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* anything \w he|strong="H1931"\w* doesn’t \w already|strong="H8199"\w* \w know|strong="H1847"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* even \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H3925"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* places. 
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\v 23 \w One|strong="H2088"\w* person \w dies|strong="H4191"\w* after living \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H2088"\w* successful \w life|strong="H4191"\w*, 
\q2 \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* safe \w and|strong="H2088"\w* comfortable, 
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\v 24 \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w a|strong="H8248"\w* \w body|strong="H6106"\w* that was well fed 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* that \w were|strong="H4390"\w* still strong. 
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\v 25 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w person|strong="H5315"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w* \w after|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* hard \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w has|strong="H2088"\w* made \w them|strong="H0398"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w*, 
\q2 \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w having|strong="H3808"\w* enjoyed \w anything|strong="H0398"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* end, \w both|strong="H3162"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* these people \w will|strong="H6083"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w worms|strong="H7415"\w* \w will|strong="H6083"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w both|strong="H3162"\w*. 
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\v 27 “\w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4284"\w* thinking, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* want \w to|strong="H5921"\w* hurt \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* might \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘Show \w me|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* good man’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H3588"\w*, show \w me|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H0346"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* live.’\f + \fr 21:28  \fk Show me … live \ft Or “Show me a wicked ruler’s house. Show me where evil people live.”\f* 
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\v 29 “\w Surely|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* talked \w with|strong="H1870"\w* \w travelers|strong="H5674"\w*. 
\q2 \w Surely|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* accept \w their|strong="H3808"\w* stories. 
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\v 30 \w Evil|strong="H7451"\w* people \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w spared|strong="H2820"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w comes|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* survive \w when|strong="H3588"\w* God shows \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* criticizes \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w how|strong="H4310"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* lived. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* punishes \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* evil \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
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\v 32 \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H6913"\w* \w carried|strong="H2986"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*, 
\q2 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* someone \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w watch|strong="H8245"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H6913"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H6913"\w* buried. 
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\v 33 \w So|strong="H6440"\w* even \w the|strong="H3605"\w* soil \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* pleasant \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0120"\w* thousands \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* join \w their|strong="H3605"\w* funeral procession. 
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\v 34 “So \w your|strong="H5162"\w* empty words are no \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w to|strong="H7604"\w* \w me|strong="H5162"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H7604"\w* is no truth at all \w in|strong="H7604"\w* \w your|strong="H5162"\w* \w answers|strong="H8666"\w*!” 
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\c  22  
\s1 Eliphaz Answers Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* from Teman \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “Does \w God|strong="H0410"\w* need \w our|strong="H5921"\w* help? 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wisest \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* really useful \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w Does|strong="H0518"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w living|strong="H1870"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w* benefit \w him|strong="H3588"\w*? 
\q2 \w Does|strong="H0518"\w* God All-Powerful \w gain|strong="H1215"\w* anything \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* follow \w him|strong="H3588"\w*? 
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\v 4 Why \w does|strong="H3198"\w* God blame \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w punish|strong="H3198"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*? 
\q2 \w Is|strong="H4941"\w* \w it|strong="H0935"\w* \w because|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* worship \w him|strong="H0935"\w*? 
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\v 5 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w because|strong="H5771"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* sinning. 
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\v 6 Maybe \w to|strong="H0251"\w* guarantee loans \w you|strong="H3588"\w* took things \w from|strong="H0251"\w* people \w for|strong="H3588"\w* no reason. 
\q2 Maybe \w you|strong="H3588"\w* took \w a|strong="H3588"\w* poor man’s \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H0251"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* sure \w he|strong="H3588"\w* paid \w you|strong="H3588"\w* back.\f + \fr 22:6  \fk paid you back \ft See Deuteronomy 24:12-13 for rules about making loans to the poor.\f* 
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\v 7 Maybe \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w give|strong="H8248"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w tired|strong="H5889"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* lot \w of|strong="H0776"\w* farmland, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w respect|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 9 But maybe \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w without|strong="H7387"\w* giving \w them|strong="H7971"\w* anything. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H7971"\w* maybe \w you|strong="H7971"\w* took advantage \w of|strong="H2220"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w That|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w traps|strong="H6341"\w* are \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5439"\w* \w sudden|strong="H6597"\w* trouble makes \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6343"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w That|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H4325"\w* \w why|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H4325"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w why|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 12 “\w God|strong="H0433"\w* lives \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w highest|strong="H8064"\w* part \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w looks|strong="H7200"\w* \w down|strong="H7218"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w highest|strong="H8064"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* might \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*? 
\q2 \w Can|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w dark|strong="H6205"\w* clouds \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*? 
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\v 14 \w Thick|strong="H5645"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w hide|strong="H5643"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* eyes, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w walks|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* edge \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.’ 
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\v 15 “\w Job|strong="H8104"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* walking \w on|strong="H1869"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w old|strong="H5769"\w* \w path|strong="H0734"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w walked|strong="H1869"\w* \w on|strong="H1869"\w* \w long|strong="H5769"\w* \w ago|strong="H5769"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* destroyed \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w to|strong="H6256"\w* die. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w washed|strong="H3332"\w* \w away|strong="H7059"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* flood. 
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\v 17 \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, ‘\w Leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w us|strong="H0559"\w* \w alone|strong="H4480"\w*!’ 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5493"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w cannot|strong="H4480"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w anything|strong="H4100"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H0559"\w*!’ 
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\v 18 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* God \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* things. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4480"\w*, \w I|strong="H4480"\w* would never follow \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w*. 
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\v 19 Those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* do what \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w right|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H6662"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* destroyed. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w laugh|strong="H3932"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* say, 
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\v 20 ‘\w Surely|strong="H0518"\w* \w our|strong="H0518"\w* enemies \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3582"\w*! 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H0398"\w* \w wealth|strong="H3808"\w* burned \w up|strong="H0398"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*!’ 
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\v 21 “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w*, Job, \w give|strong="H0935"\w* \w yourself|strong="H5973"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H7999"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* make peace \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H4994"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* many \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Accept|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w teaching|strong="H8451"\w*. 
\q2 \w Pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w attention|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w* \w what|strong="H6310"\w* \w he|strong="H3947"\w* \w says|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* God All-Powerful, \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w restored|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w remove|strong="H7368"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w evil|strong="H5766"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* house. 
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\v 24 Think \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H1220"\w* as nothing \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 Think \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* finest \w gold|strong="H1220"\w* as \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w And|strong="H3701"\w* \w let|strong="H1961"\w* God All-Powerful \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w gold|strong="H1220"\w*. 
\q2 \w Let|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* pile \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H6026"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w look|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w pray|strong="H6279"\w*, he \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* be able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6279"\w* all \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* promised \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 28 If \w you|strong="H5921"\w* decide \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* something, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0216"\w* \w be|strong="H1870"\w* successful. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* future \w will|strong="H0216"\w* \w be|strong="H1870"\w* very bright! 
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\v 29 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w brought|strong="H3467"\w* \w down|strong="H8213"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, 
\q2 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w been|strong="H8213"\w* humbled. 
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\v 30 Even those who \w are|strong="H3709"\w* guilty \w will|strong="H4422"\w* be forgiven. 
\q2 They \w will|strong="H4422"\w* be \w saved|strong="H4422"\w* because \w you|strong="H3709"\w* did what was right.” 
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\c  23  
\s1 Job Answers 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* am \w still|strong="H1571"\w* \w complaining|strong="H7879"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* groan \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w still|strong="H1571"\w* making \w me|strong="H5921"\w* suffer. 
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\v 3 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* where \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H4310"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* where \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w lives|strong="H0935"\w*. 
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\v 4 I would present \w my|strong="H6440"\w* \w case|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q2 I would \w make|strong="H4941"\w* \w my|strong="H6440"\w* arguments \w to|strong="H6440"\w* show \w that|strong="H6310"\w* I am innocent. 
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\v 5 \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w could|strong="H4100"\w* \w give|strong="H0995"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* \w response|strong="H6030"\w*, \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* listen closely \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w Would|strong="H5978"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w against|strong="H7378"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w*? 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w would|strong="H5978"\w* listen \w to|strong="H0389"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w*! 
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\v 7 \w Since|strong="H8199"\w* \w I|strong="H8033"\w* am \w an|strong="H8033"\w* honest man, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w would|strong="H3477"\w* let \w me|strong="H5973"\w* tell \w my|strong="H3198"\w* story. 
\q2 Then \w my|strong="H3198"\w* \w Judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w would|strong="H3477"\w* set \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w free|strong="H5973"\w*! 
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\v 8 “\w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* \w west|strong="H0268"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* still \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H2005"\w* \w him|strong="H1980"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3225"\w* working \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w north|strong="H8040"\w*, \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\q2 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* turns \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w south|strong="H3225"\w*, \w I|strong="H7200"\w* still \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* God \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w testing|strong="H0974"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w* \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w will|strong="H1870"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w as|strong="H3588"\w* pure \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* always lived \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* wants. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* stopped \w following|strong="H1870"\w* \w him|strong="H5186"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* always obey \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* love \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w* \w from|strong="H8193"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* love \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H2706"\w*. 
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\v 13 “\w But|strong="H1931"\w* God never changes, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* stand against \w him|strong="H7725"\w*? 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* anything \w he|strong="H1931"\w* wants. 
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\v 14 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7999"\w* \w do|strong="H7999"\w* \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* planned, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2706"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* other plans \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w That|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* am \w terrified|strong="H0926"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* stand \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 Just thinking \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w makes|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w The|strong="H0410"\w* fear \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w has|strong="H3820"\w* made \w me|strong="H3820"\w* \w lose|strong="H7401"\w* my \w courage|strong="H3820"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful makes \w me|strong="H3820"\w* afraid. 
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\v 17 \w What|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* happened \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* cloud \w over|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H3680"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* quiet. 
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\c  24  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* All-Powerful set \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* judgment? 
\q2 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w why|strong="H4069"\w* \w can’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* followers \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* those \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w*? 
\b
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\v 2 “People move property markers to get more \w of|strong="H5739"\w* \w their|strong="H1497"\w* neighbor’s land. 
\q2 People \w steal|strong="H1497"\w* \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w* \w and|strong="H1497"\w* lead \w them|strong="H7462"\w* to other grasslands. 
\q1
\v 3a They steal a donkey that belongs to an orphan. 
\q2 They take a widow’s cow until she pays what she owes them. 
\q1
\v 3b  \vp 8\vp* \f + \fr 24:3b  \ft In the Hebrew text this verse follows verse 8.\f* They take a nursing baby from its mother. 
\q2 They take a poor person’s child to guarantee a loan. 
\q1
\v 4 \w They|strong="H1870"\w* force \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* move \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H5186"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* get off \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*. 
\b
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\v 5 “\w The|strong="H3318"\w* poor \w are|strong="H5288"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w wild|strong="H6501"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H6501"\w* \w that|strong="H2005"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* find \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. 
\q2 \w From|strong="H3318"\w* morning \w to|strong="H3318"\w* night \w they|strong="H3318"\w* \w work|strong="H6467"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* gather \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w for|strong="H3899"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w children|strong="H5288"\w*. 
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\v 6 They \w have|strong="H7563"\w* \w to|strong="H7704"\w* work \w in|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H7704"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, harvesting grain. 
\q2 They work \w for|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H7704"\w* rich,\f + \fr 24:6  \fk the rich \ft Or “the wicked.”\f* gathering grapes \w in|strong="H7704"\w* \w their|strong="H7563"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w They|strong="H0369"\w* must sleep all night \w without|strong="H0369"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* covers \w to|strong="H0369"\w* protect them from \w the|strong="H0369"\w* \w cold|strong="H7135"\w*. 
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\v 8 They \w are|strong="H2022"\w* soaked \w with|strong="H2022"\w* rain \w in|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H2022"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q2 They stay close \w to|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H2022"\w* large \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* \w for|strong="H2022"\w* \w shelter|strong="H4268"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w They|strong="H5375"\w* \w have|strong="H1980"\w* \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w*, \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* work \w naked|strong="H6174"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5375"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* piles \w of|strong="H1097"\w* grain \w for|strong="H3830"\w* others, but \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w They|strong="H7791"\w* \w press|strong="H3342"\w* \w out|strong="H1869"\w* olive \w oil|strong="H6671"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0996"\w* \w walk|strong="H1869"\w* \w on|strong="H1869"\w* grapes \w in|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w winepress|strong="H3342"\w*, \w but|strong="H3342"\w* \w they|strong="H7791"\w* have nothing \w to|strong="H3342"\w* drink. 
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\v 12 \w In|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* hear \w the|strong="H7760"\w* sad sounds \w of|strong="H5315"\w* dying \w people|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H4962"\w* hurt \w cry|strong="H7768"\w* \w out|strong="H7768"\w* \w for|strong="H7768"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* listen. 
\b
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\v 13 “\w Some|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4775"\w* \w against|strong="H4775"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H5234"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* wants. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* wants. 
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\v 14 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w murderer|strong="H7523"\w* \w gets|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w dawn|strong="H0216"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w kills|strong="H7523"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, helpless people. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* he \w becomes|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w thief|strong="H1590"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w A|strong="H7760"\w* man \w who|strong="H8104"\w* \w commits|strong="H5003"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w* \w waits|strong="H8104"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* night \w to|strong="H0559"\w* come. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* thinks, ‘\w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,’ \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* covers \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 16 When \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H0216"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*, evil \w people|strong="H3808"\w* go \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* break \w into|strong="H2864"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* during \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* lock themselves \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* avoid \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* darkest night \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1091"\w* friends \w with|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w terrors|strong="H1091"\w* \w of|strong="H6757"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6757"\w*. 
\b
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\v 18 “\add \+w You|strong="H6440"\+w* say,\add* ‘Evil \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* taken \w away|strong="H6437"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried|strong="H5921"\w* \w away|strong="H6437"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w goes|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* work \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w As|strong="H1571"\w* \w hot|strong="H2527"\w*, \w dry|strong="H6723"\w* weather melts \w away|strong="H1497"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* winter snows, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* grave takes \w away|strong="H1497"\w* those who \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w Their|strong="H3808"\w* own \w mothers|strong="H7911"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w them|strong="H7665"\w*. 
\q2 Only \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w worms|strong="H7415"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* want \w them|strong="H7665"\w*. 
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w them|strong="H7665"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H5750"\w* rotten \w stick|strong="H6086"\w*! 
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\v 21 These evil \w people|strong="H3808"\w* hurt women \w who|strong="H3205"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* protect \w them|strong="H7462"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3205"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* help \w widows|strong="H0490"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w By|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* removes \w the|strong="H6965"\w* powerful. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* if \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* high position, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w sure|strong="H0539"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* might \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* safe \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w secure|strong="H0983"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1870"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w* \w how|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w live|strong="H1870"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w They|strong="H0369"\w* might \w be|strong="H0369"\w* successful \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H0369"\w* \w while|strong="H4592"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w then|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w*. 
\q2 Like \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w else|strong="H3605"\w*, \w they|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* cut \w down|strong="H4355"\w* like \w grain|strong="H7641"\w*.’ 
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\v 25 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* swear \w these|strong="H7760"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* true! 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w prove|strong="H3576"\w* \w that|strong="H0645"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w lied|strong="H3576"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w show|strong="H7760"\w* \w that|strong="H0645"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am wrong?” 
\c 25  
\s1 Bildad Answers Job 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Bildad|strong="H1085"\w* from Shuah \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
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\v 2 “God \w is|strong="H4791"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* people \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* \w and|strong="H7965"\w* \w respect|strong="H6343"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* keeps \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w in|strong="H4910"\w* \w his|strong="H4910"\w* kingdom \w above|strong="H4791"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* stars.\f + \fr 25:3  \fk his stars \ft Or “his troops.” This means God’s heavenly army. It could be all the angels or all the stars in the sky.\f* 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w sun|strong="H0216"\w* \w rises|strong="H6965"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* all \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* anyone claim \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w be|strong="H0582"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w* \w before|strong="H5973"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*? 
\q2 No human being\f + \fr 25:4  \fk No human being \ft Literally, “No one born from woman.”\f* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* really \w be|strong="H0582"\w* \w pure|strong="H2135"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w In|strong="H5869"\w* God’s \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pure|strong="H2141"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w bright|strong="H0166"\w*; 
\q2 \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pure|strong="H2141"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w much|strong="H0637"\w* \w less|strong="H0637"\w* pure. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w maggots|strong="H7415"\w*, \w as|strong="H1121"\w* worthless \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w worms|strong="H8438"\w*!” 
\b
\c  26  
\s1 Job Answers Bildad 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
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\v 2 “Bildad, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* great \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* this tired, weary man! 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* really supported \w me|strong="H3467"\w*! 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w given|strong="H3289"\w* \w such|strong="H3808"\w* wonderful \w advice|strong="H3289"\w* \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H3045"\w* foolish man! 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w provided|strong="H3045"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w much|strong="H7230"\w* useful information!\f + \fr 26:3  \ft Job is being sarcastic here—showing by the way he speaks that he does not really mean it.\f* 
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\v 4 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* helped \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w* these things? 
\q2 \w Whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w spirit|strong="H5397"\w* inspired \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* speak? 
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\v 5 “\w The|strong="H8478"\w* ghosts \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w their|strong="H8478"\w* neighbors 
\q2 \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* underworld\f + \fr 26:5  \fk The ghosts … underworld \ft Literally, “The ghosts under the water.” This refers to Sheol, the place of death.\f* shake \w with|strong="H4325"\w* fear. 
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\v 6 \w But|strong="H0369"\w* \w God|strong="H0369"\w* \w can|strong="H0369"\w* see clearly into \w that|strong="H0369"\w* place \w of|strong="H5048"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*. 
\q2 \w Death|strong="H7585"\w*\f + \fr 26:6  \fk Death \ft Or “Abaddon,” a Hebrew name meaning “death” or “destruction.” See Rev. 9:11.\f* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* hidden \w from|strong="H7585"\w* \w God|strong="H0369"\w*. 
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\v 7 God \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w northern|strong="H6828"\w* sky \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w empty|strong="H8414"\w* \w space|strong="H8414"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w hung|strong="H8518"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* fills \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w thick|strong="H5645"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w its|strong="H8478"\w* \w heavy|strong="H6051"\w* weight \w break|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w open|strong="H1234"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* covers \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* full moon. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w spreads|strong="H6576"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* hides \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* drew \w the|strong="H6440"\w* horizon \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ocean|strong="H4325"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w circle|strong="H2328"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H8064"\w* foundations that hold up \w the|strong="H8064"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* 
\q2 shake \w with|strong="H8064"\w* fear when \w God|strong="H8064"\w* threatens them. 
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\v 12 \w With|strong="H3220"\w* his own \w power|strong="H3581"\w* God calmed \w the|strong="H4272"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q2 \w With|strong="H3220"\w* his \w wisdom|strong="H8394"\w* \w he|strong="H8394"\w* destroyed \w Rahab|strong="H7293"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w His|strong="H3027"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* made \w the|strong="H3027"\w* skies clear. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* destroyed \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* tried \w to|strong="H3027"\w* get away.\f + \fr 26:13  \fk snake … get away \ft Or “the escaping monster.” This might be another name for Rahab. See Isaiah 27:1.\f* 
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\v 14 \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* only \w a|strong="H8085"\w* few \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* amazing \w things|strong="H1697"\w* God \w has|strong="H4310"\w* done. 
\q2 \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* only \w a|strong="H8085"\w* small \w whisper|strong="H8102"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* God’s thundering \w power|strong="H1369"\w*.” 
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\c  27  
\p
\v 1 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w continued|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w answer|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1
\v 2 “\w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w has|strong="H0410"\w* been unfair \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*; 
\q2 \w he|strong="H0410"\w* \w has|strong="H0410"\w* \w made|strong="H4843"\w* \w my|strong="H5493"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4843"\w*. 
\q1 But \w I|strong="H5315"\w* swear \w by|strong="H7706"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, 
\q2
\v 3 \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w long|strong="H5750"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H5750"\w* \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w me|strong="H3605"\w*, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w long|strong="H5750"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w nostrils|strong="H0639"\w*, 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w be|strong="H8193"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* hypocrite. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* lie. 
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\v 5 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H6663"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* say \w you|strong="H0518"\w* men \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w*! 
\q2 \w Until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* day \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w die|strong="H1478"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* untrue \w to|strong="H5704"\w* myself. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H2388"\w* innocence \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7503"\w* \w go|strong="H7503"\w*! 
\q2 \w My|strong="H2388"\w* conscience \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* clear! 
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\v 7 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* punished \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. 
\q2 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H7563"\w* \w stood|strong="H6965"\w* against \w me|strong="H1961"\w* end \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* all \w who|strong="H7563"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w* wrong. 
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\v 8 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* without \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* time \w to|strong="H5315"\w* die, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w takes|strong="H1214"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* away? 
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\v 9 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* troubles \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w cry|strong="H6818"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help, 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w will|strong="H0410"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*! 
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\v 10 \w It|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* late \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H6026"\w* talking \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w prayed|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*. 
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\v 11 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* about \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hide|strong="H3582"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* about \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful. 
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\v 12 \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w seen|strong="H2372"\w* \w it|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* own eyes. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* say \w such|strong="H2088"\w* \w useless|strong="H1892"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*? 
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\v 13  \f + \fr 27:13  \ft Though Zophar is not mentioned in the text, many scholars think he answers Job in verses 13-23.\f* “\w Here|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w has|strong="H0410"\w* planned \w for|strong="H2088"\w* \w those|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0120"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w cruel|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w may|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* all \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\q2 \w Or|strong="H0518"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w enough|strong="H7646"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* eat. 
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\v 15 \w All|strong="H1058"\w* those \w who|strong="H8300"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H8300"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1058"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* cry \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H6912"\w*. 
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\v 16 Evil \w people|strong="H0518"\w* collect \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w as|strong="H3701"\w* easily \w as|strong="H3701"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* may \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w so|strong="H3559"\w* many clothes \w that|strong="H3559"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* are \w piled|strong="H6651"\w* \w up|strong="H6651"\w* \w like|strong="H3701"\w* clay. 
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\v 17 \w But|strong="H6662"\w* \w their|strong="H3559"\w* piles \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w* \w worn|strong="H3847"\w* \w by|strong="H3559"\w* those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* have lived \w right|strong="H6662"\w*. 
\q2 All \w that|strong="H3559"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w* given \w to|strong="H3559"\w* those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* have \w done|strong="H3559"\w* no wrong. 
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\v 18 Evil people might \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*, but \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* not last long. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* spider’s \w web|strong="H1004"\w* \w or|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* guard’s tent. 
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\v 19 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* might \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w when|strong="H7901"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0622"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w bed|strong="H7901"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H7901"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6491"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w all|strong="H0622"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* riches \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w*. 
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\v 20 Terrible fears \w will|strong="H4325"\w* come over \w them|strong="H5381"\w* like \w a|strong="H1589"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w*, 
\q2 like \w a|strong="H1589"\w* storm \w in|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3915"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* blows everything \w away|strong="H1589"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H6921"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*, \w and|strong="H4725"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* \w be|strong="H5375"\w* gone. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* storm \w will|strong="H4725"\w* sweep \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w out|strong="H4725"\w* \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* homes. 
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\v 22 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w may|strong="H3808"\w* try \w to|strong="H5921"\w* run \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* storm, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* come \w down|strong="H7993"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* make \w a|strong="H5921"\w* sound \w like|strong="H5921"\w* clapping \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* as \w they|strong="H5921"\w* run away. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* \w whistle|strong="H8319"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* as \w they|strong="H5921"\w* run \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* homes.” 
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\s1 The Value of Wisdom 
\q1
\v 1 “\w There|strong="H3426"\w* \w are|strong="H3426"\w* mines \w where|strong="H4725"\w* people get \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w places|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* people melt \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w to|strong="H4725"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* pure. 
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\v 2 \w Iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w is|strong="H1270"\w* dug out \w of|strong="H0068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w copper|strong="H5154"\w* \w is|strong="H1270"\w* melted out \w of|strong="H0068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w*. 
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\v 3 Miners carry lights \w deep|strong="H6757"\w* \w into|strong="H6757"\w* caves 
\q2 \w to|strong="H7093"\w* \w search|strong="H2713"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H1931"\w* \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w* \w in|strong="H0068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* deepest \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
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\v 4 Far \w from|strong="H4480"\w* where \w people|strong="H0582"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w*, \w they|strong="H7272"\w* dig deep \w into|strong="H6555"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* ground, 
\q2 \w down|strong="H6555"\w* where \w no|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* else \w has|strong="H7272"\w* been \w before|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q2 There \w they|strong="H7272"\w* work \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w alone|strong="H4480"\w*, hanging \w from|strong="H4480"\w* ropes. 
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\v 5 \w Food|strong="H3899"\w* \w grows|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w above|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q2 But underground \w it|strong="H2015"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* different, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w if|strong="H3644"\w* everything \w were|strong="H0776"\w* melted \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w In|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H4725"\w* \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w* there \w are|strong="H0068"\w* \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2091"\w* grains \w of|strong="H4725"\w* pure \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
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\v 7 Wild \w birds|strong="H5861"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* way \w to|strong="H5869"\w* these places. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w falcon|strong="H0344"\w*\f + \fr 28:7  \fk falcon \ft A kind of bird, like a hawk.\f* \w has|strong="H5869"\w* ever \w seen|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 8 Wild animals \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* there. 
\q2 Lions \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* traveled \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 9 Miners dig \w the|strong="H7971"\w* hardest rocks. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3027"\w* dig \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w at|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* bare. 
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\v 10 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* cut tunnels \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* treasures \w they|strong="H3605"\w* hold. 
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\v 11 \w They|strong="H3318"\w* even find places where \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* begin. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3318"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w what|strong="H8587"\w* once \w was|strong="H0216"\w* \w hidden|strong="H8587"\w*. 
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\v 12 “But \w where|strong="H0335"\w* \w can|strong="H0370"\w* anyone \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*? 
\q2 \w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w can|strong="H0370"\w* \w we|strong="H4672"\w* get \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*? 
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\v 13 \w People|strong="H0582"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* wisdom \w is|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3045"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* anyone \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* \w ocean|strong="H8415"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘It’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* here \w with|strong="H3220"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*.’ 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘It’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* here \w with|strong="H3220"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*.’ 
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\v 15 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* buy wisdom \w with|strong="H5414"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* purest \w gold|strong="H5458"\w*. 
\q2 There’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* enough \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* world \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* buy \w it|strong="H3808"\w* with \w gold|strong="H3800"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w Ophir|strong="H0211"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* with \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w onyx|strong="H7718"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w*. 
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\v 17 Wisdom \w is|strong="H3808"\w* worth \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* crystal. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* bought \w with|strong="H3627"\w* expensive \w jewels|strong="H3627"\w* set \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H2451"\w* far \w more|strong="H3808"\w* valuable \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w coral|strong="H7215"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* jasper, 
\q2 \w more|strong="H3808"\w* precious \w than|strong="H3808"\w* rubies. 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* \w topaz|strong="H6357"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* match \w its|strong="H3808"\w* value, 
\q2 which \w is|strong="H3808"\w* greater \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* purest \w gold|strong="H3800"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w where|strong="H0335"\w* \w does|strong="H2088"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w*? 
\q2 \w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* we find \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*? 
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\v 21 Wisdom \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5641"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w thing|strong="H3605"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*. 
\q2 Even \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* cannot \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Death|strong="H4194"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w destruction|strong="H0011"\w*\f + \fr 28:22  \fk Death and destruction \ft Or “Abaddon,” a Hebrew name meaning “death” or “destruction.” See Rev. 9:11.\f* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H4194"\w* never seen wisdom; 
\q2 \w we|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H4194"\w* only \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* rumors \w about|strong="H8085"\w* it.’ 
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\v 23 “Only \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H0430"\w* wisdom. 
\q2 Only \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* wisdom \w is|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* very \w ends|strong="H7098"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*. 
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\v 25 God \w gave|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w its|strong="H8505"\w* power. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* decided \w how|strong="H6213"\w* big \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* oceans. 
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\v 26 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* decided where \w to|strong="H1870"\w* send \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* where \w the|strong="H1870"\w* thunderstorms \w should|strong="H6213"\w* go. 
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H0227"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* wisdom \w and|strong="H7200"\w* discussed \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0227"\w* \w examined|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H5608"\w* much \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* worth. 
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\v 28 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* humans, 
\q2 ‘\w To|strong="H0559"\w* \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* \w and|strong="H0120"\w* respect \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. 
\q2 \w To|strong="H0559"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*.’” 
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\s1 Job Continues His Speech 
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\v 1 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w continued|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\v 2 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* same \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* few \w months|strong="H3391"\w* \w ago|strong="H3117"\w*, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w watched|strong="H8104"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* cared \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 3 God’s \w light|strong="H0216"\w* shined \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* could walk \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* wish \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* successful, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* enjoyed \w God’s|strong="H0433"\w* \w friendship|strong="H5475"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* blessing \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w home|strong="H0168"\w*. 
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\v 5 God All-Powerful \w was|strong="H5288"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w with|strong="H5750"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w* then, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w my|strong="H5750"\w* \w children|strong="H5288"\w* \w were|strong="H5288"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. 
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\v 6 Life was so good that I \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w my|strong="H7364"\w* feet \w in|strong="H7364"\w* cream 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8081"\w* \w had|strong="H6697"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H6697"\w* \w the|strong="H7364"\w* finest \w oils|strong="H8081"\w*.\f + \fr 29:6  \fk I had plenty of the finest oils \ft Literally, “Around the anointed rock near me were streams of oil.” This probably means Job had so much olive oil that there were streams of oil running down the altar from the part Job gave as a gift to God.\f* 
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\v 7 “\w Those|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* days \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H7176"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* sat \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* public meeting \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* elders. 
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* coming, \w they|strong="H7200"\w* stepped \w out|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H5288"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* way. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w old|strong="H3453"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H7200"\w* respected \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w The|strong="H7760"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w people|strong="H3709"\w* \w stopped|strong="H6113"\w* \w talking|strong="H4405"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w over|strong="H8269"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 10 Even \w the|strong="H6963"\w* most important leaders were quiet, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H5057"\w* if \w their|strong="H3956"\w* \w tongues|strong="H3956"\w* were \w stuck|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H1692"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* \w roof|strong="H2441"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w their|strong="H3956"\w* mouths. 
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\v 11 All \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* good \w things|strong="H0241"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\q2 \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* did praised \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, 
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\v 12 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w cried|strong="H7768"\w* \w out|strong="H7768"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w* \w who|strong="H6041"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H4422"\w* care \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w People|strong="H3820"\w* who \w were|strong="H5921"\w* \w dying|strong="H0006"\w* asked God \w to|strong="H0935"\w* bless \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* help \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* need. 
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\v 14 \w Right|strong="H4941"\w* living \w was|strong="H4598"\w* \w my|strong="H4941"\w* \w clothing|strong="H3847"\w*. 
\q2 \w Fairness|strong="H6664"\w* \w was|strong="H4598"\w* \w my|strong="H4941"\w* \w robe|strong="H4598"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w turban|strong="H6797"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w for|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w for|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* crippled. 
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\v 16 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w was|strong="H0001"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w to|strong="H0001"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* helped \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* win \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w case|strong="H7379"\w* \w in|strong="H0001"\w* court. 
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\v 17 \w I|strong="H7665"\w* stopped evil people \w from|strong="H7993"\w* abusing \w their|strong="H7665"\w* power 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7665"\w* saved innocent people \w from|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H7993"\w*.\f + \fr 29:17  \ft Literally, “I shattered the teeth of the crooked and snatched the victims from their teeth.”\f* 
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\v 18 “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*, 
\q2 growing old \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H0559"\w* family around \w me|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\v 19 I \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w like|strong="H8328"\w* \w a|strong="H8328"\w* healthy plant \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w have|strong="H4325"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* branches \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w are|strong="H8328"\w* wet \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* thought each \w new|strong="H2319"\w* day \w would|strong="H5978"\w* bring more \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* full \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* possibilities.\f + \fr 29:20  \ft Literally, “My glory is new with me and my bow in my hand renewed.” The words “glory” and “bow” might both refer to a rainbow—the promise of good weather after a storm. Or this might be understood as, “My soul feels new every day, my hand always strong enough to shoot a new bow.”\f* 
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\v 21 “\w In|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* past \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* me. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H8085"\w* \w waited|strong="H3176"\w* quietly \w for|strong="H3176"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w When|strong="H0310"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* finished \w speaking|strong="H1697"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1697"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w fell|strong="H5921"\w* gently \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* ears. 
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\v 23 \w They|strong="H6310"\w* \w waited|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H3176"\w* \w my|strong="H6310"\w* \w words|strong="H6310"\w* as \w they|strong="H6310"\w* would \w for|strong="H3176"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H6310"\w* drank them \w in|strong="H3176"\w* like \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w in|strong="H3176"\w* \w the|strong="H6310"\w* springtime. 
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\v 24 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w smiled|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* could hardly \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H6440"\w* \w smile|strong="H0216"\w* made \w them|strong="H0413"\w* feel better. 
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H0834"\w* decisions \w about|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* future. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w troops|strong="H1416"\w*, comforting \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* sad. 
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\v 1 “\w But|strong="H6258"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* men \w younger|strong="H6810"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H7896"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*— 
\q2 men \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* worthless \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H7896"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* fathers \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w still|strong="H1571"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* weak \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w any|strong="H1571"\w* use \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w All|strong="H1571"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* gone. 
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\v 3 They are starving with nothing to eat, 
\q2 so they chew on \w the|strong="H6207"\w* \w dry|strong="H6723"\w*, ruined \w land|strong="H4875"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* pull \w up|strong="H5921"\w* salt plants \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* desert 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3899"\w* eat \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w broom|strong="H7574"\w* \w tree|strong="H7574"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* are forced \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* other \w people|strong="H7321"\w*, 
\q2 who \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* as if \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H5921"\w* \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w*. 
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\v 6 They must \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H7931"\w* \w dry|strong="H6083"\w* riverbeds, 
\q2 hillside caves, \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w holes|strong="H2356"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H7931"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w They|strong="H7880"\w* howl \w in|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w bushes|strong="H7880"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8478"\w* huddle \w together|strong="H8478"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* thornbushes. 
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H1571"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* bunch \w of|strong="H1121"\w* worthless \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w without|strong="H1097"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w*, 
\q2 \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H1571"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* sons sing \w songs|strong="H5058"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* make fun \w of|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* name \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* bad \w word|strong="H4405"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8581"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* stay \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, 
\q2 \w except|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* come \w to|strong="H6440"\w* spit \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*! 
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\v 11 \w God|strong="H7971"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* taken \w the|strong="H6440"\w* string \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* bow \w and|strong="H7971"\w* made \w me|strong="H7971"\w* weak, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* feel \w free|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* do whatever \w they|strong="H3588"\w* want \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w side|strong="H3225"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* knock \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w under|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w build|strong="H5549"\w* ramps \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* destroy \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* city. 
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\v 13 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* guard \w the|strong="H3808"\w* road \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* escape. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* succeed \w in|strong="H3808"\w* destroying \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w from|strong="H3808"\w* anyone. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H6556"\w* break \w a|strong="H8478"\w* hole \w in|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* wall \w and|strong="H8478"\w* \w come|strong="H0857"\w* rushing through \w it|strong="H8478"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* crashing rocks fall \w on|strong="H8478"\w* \w me|strong="H8478"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am shaking \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fear. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w honor|strong="H5082"\w* \w away|strong="H2015"\w* \w like|strong="H2015"\w* dust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* safety disappears \w like|strong="H2015"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* gone, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w soon|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* die. 
\q2 \w Days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w suffering|strong="H6040"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* grabbed \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w All|strong="H7901"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* ache \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 
\q2 Pain \w never|strong="H3808"\w* stops chewing \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w God|strong="H2664"\w* grabbed \w the|strong="H6310"\w* \w collar|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H6310"\w* \w coat|strong="H3801"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* twisted \w my|strong="H6310"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w* out \w of|strong="H6310"\w* shape. 
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\v 19 \w He|strong="H3384"\w* threw me \w into|strong="H6083"\w* \w the|strong="H3384"\w* mud, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6083"\w* I became \w like|strong="H0665"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w cry|strong="H7768"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* pray, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H0995"\w* \w attention|strong="H0995"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w You|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w become|strong="H2015"\w* \w cruel|strong="H0393"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H7852"\w*; 
\q2 \w you|strong="H3027"\w* use \w your|strong="H3027"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* hurt \w me|strong="H7852"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w You|strong="H0413"\w* let \w the|strong="H0413"\w* strong \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* blow \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0413"\w* throw \w me|strong="H0413"\w* around \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* storm. 
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\v 23 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* lead \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, 
\q2 \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H4150"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* must \w go|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 24 “\w Surely|strong="H0389"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* would attack \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w man|strong="H3861"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* already ruined, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* hurt \w and|strong="H3027"\w* crying \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w help|strong="H7769"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H0518"\w* know \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w cried|strong="H1058"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* trouble. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0518"\w* know \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w mourned|strong="H1058"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w hoped|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w instead|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* looked \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*, \w darkness|strong="H0652"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w constantly|strong="H3117"\w* feel upset. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w suffering|strong="H6040"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* only just begun. 
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\v 28 \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* always sad \w and|strong="H1980"\w* depressed, \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* relief. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* public meeting \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w cry|strong="H7768"\w* \w for|strong="H7768"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w*, 
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\v 29 making sad sounds \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* wild dogs, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w ostriches|strong="H3284"\w* \w in|strong="H0251"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* desert. 
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\v 30 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w* \w is|strong="H5785"\w* \w burned|strong="H2787"\w* \w and|strong="H5785"\w* peeling \w away|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w body|strong="H6106"\w* \w is|strong="H5785"\w* hot \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w fever|strong="H2721"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* tuned \w to|strong="H1961"\w* play songs \w of|strong="H6963"\w* sorrow. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w flute|strong="H5748"\w* makes \w sad|strong="H0060"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* someone \w crying|strong="H1058"\w*. 
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\c  31  
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\v 1 “\w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H3772"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* 
\q2 not \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* young woman \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H5869"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* want \w her|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* have \w for|strong="H2506"\w* us? 
\q2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful repay \w people|strong="H5159"\w* \w from|strong="H2506"\w* \w his|strong="H4100"\w* home \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w in|strong="H2506"\w* \w heaven|strong="H4605"\w*?\f + \fr 31:2  \ft Or possibly, “I made an agreement with my eyes not to look with desire at the Virgin or the sacred things that belong to God All-Powerful.” Here, “the Virgin” refers to a goddess worshiped by the Canaanites.\f* 
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\v 3 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* sends \w trouble|strong="H0205"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w wicked|strong="H0205"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0205"\w* \w disaster|strong="H0343"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* those \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w wrong|strong="H0205"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* knows \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* step \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w take|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 5 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* lied \w to|strong="H1980"\w* anyone. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* tried \w to|strong="H1980"\w* cheat \w people|strong="H0518"\w*. 
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\v 6 If \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w would|strong="H0433"\w* use \w accurate|strong="H6664"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w*,\f + \fr 31:6  \fk accurate scales \ft Literally, “scales of righteousness.” As a wordplay, this could mean either “accurate scales” or “scales that show a person is good.”\f* 
\q2 \w he|strong="H3045"\w* \w would|strong="H0433"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* am innocent. 
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\v 7 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* ever stepped \w off|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w right|strong="H5869"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w*, 
\q2 \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w led|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w* evil, 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* dirty \w with|strong="H1980"\w* sin, 
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\v 8 then let \w others|strong="H0312"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* what I \w planted|strong="H2232"\w*. 
\q2 Let \w my|strong="H0398"\w* \w crops|strong="H6631"\w* \w be|strong="H6631"\w* pulled \w up|strong="H0398"\w* \w by|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* roots. 
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\v 9 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* desired \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w waited|strong="H0693"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* sin \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, 
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\v 10 \w then|strong="H0802"\w* let \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* serve someone \w else|strong="H0312"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0802"\w* let \w other|strong="H0312"\w* men sleep \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H0802"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w To|strong="H5771"\w* do \w such|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w thing|strong="H3588"\w* would \w be|strong="H3588"\w* shameful, 
\q2 \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* must \w be|strong="H3588"\w* punished. 
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\v 12 \w Such|strong="H1931"\w* sin \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* burns \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* destroys \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w would|strong="H3605"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H3605"\w* life’s work. 
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\v 13 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* refused \w to|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5650"\w* fair \w to|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H7378"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w had|strong="H5650"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* complaint \w against|strong="H7378"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*, 
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\v 14 \w then|strong="H6965"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* must face \w God|strong="H0410"\w*? 
\q2 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* say \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* asks \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* explain \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*? 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w who|strong="H0259"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3808"\w* mother’s \w womb|strong="H0990"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* shaped \w us|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H0259"\w* \w inside|strong="H0990"\w* our mothers. 
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\v 16 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* refused \w to|strong="H5869"\w* help \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* always gave \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w what|strong="H2656"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w needed|strong="H2656"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* selfish \w with|strong="H0398"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* shared what \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H0398"\w* \w with|strong="H0398"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w*. 
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\v 18 All \w my|strong="H3588"\w* life \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* been \w like|strong="H0001"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w to|strong="H0001"\w* orphans 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0001"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* taken care \w of|strong="H0001"\w* widows. 
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\v 19 \w Whenever|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w found|strong="H0369"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* suffering \w because|strong="H1097"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* didn’t \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w man|strong="H0369"\w* \w with|strong="H0518"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* coat, 
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\v 20 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* always gave \w them|strong="H1288"\w* something \w to|strong="H3808"\w* wear. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* used \w the|strong="H1288"\w* wool \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* own \w sheep|strong="H3532"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* make \w them|strong="H1288"\w* \w warm|strong="H2552"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H3532"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w thanked|strong="H1288"\w* \w me|strong="H1288"\w* \w with|strong="H0518"\w* \w all|strong="H1288"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* heart. 
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\v 21 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* threatened \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, 
\q2 \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* knew \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w support|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w court|strong="H8179"\w*.\f + \fr 31:21  \ft Or “I never shook my fist at an orphan who was at the gate asking for help.”\f* 
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\v 22 If \w I|strong="H7665"\w* ever \w did|strong="H5307"\w* \w that|strong="H5307"\w*, \w may|strong="H5307"\w* \w my|strong="H7665"\w* \w arm|strong="H0248"\w* \w be|strong="H0248"\w* pulled \w from|strong="H5307"\w* \w its|strong="H7665"\w* socket 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7665"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H5307"\w* \w my|strong="H7665"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w*! 
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3201"\w* \w any|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0410"\w* these bad \w things|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* punishment \w too|strong="H3808"\w* much. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H3588"\w* \w majesty|strong="H7613"\w* scares \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.\f + \fr 31:23  \fk His majesty … me \ft Or “I could not stand before his majesty.”\f* 
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\v 24 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* trusted \w in|strong="H0559"\w* riches. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w even|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w pure|strong="H3800"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H3689"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* hope.’ 
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* been \w wealthy|strong="H2428"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* didn’t \w make|strong="H8055"\w* \w me|strong="H8055"\w* proud. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* earned \w a|strong="H3588"\w* lot \w of|strong="H3027"\w* money, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H8055"\w* \w me|strong="H8055"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* worshiped \w the|strong="H3588"\w* bright \w sun|strong="H0216"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* beautiful \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w I|strong="H3820"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* never foolish \w enough|strong="H3027"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H3820"\w* worship \w the|strong="H3027"\w* sun \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* moon. 
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\v 28 \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1571"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* punished. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* worshiped \w them|strong="H1931"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* would \w have|strong="H1571"\w* been unfaithful \w to|strong="H1571"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful. 
\b
\q1
\v 29 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* been \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w* \w were|strong="H4672"\w* destroyed. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* laughed \w at|strong="H4672"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* things \w happened|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H0518"\w* \w them|strong="H8055"\w*. 
\q1
\v 30 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* cursing \w my|strong="H5414"\w* enemies 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* wishing \w for|strong="H7592"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* die. 
\q1
\v 31 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* house know \w that|strong="H0559"\w* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H7646"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* anyone go hungry. 
\q1
\v 32 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* always invited \w strangers|strong="H1616"\w* into \w my|strong="H3808"\w* home 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* sleep \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*. 
\q1
\v 33 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* tried \w to|strong="H0518"\w* \w hide|strong="H2934"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* as some \w people|strong="H0518"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* \w hidden|strong="H2934"\w* \w my|strong="H0518"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\q1
\v 34 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H4940"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* afraid \w of|strong="H4940"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* might say \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4940"\w* making enemies 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* kept \w my|strong="H3318"\w* sins secret \w and|strong="H3318"\w* avoided \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 35 “\w How|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w sign|strong="H3789"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* name \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q1 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* All-Powerful \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* list \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* thinks \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w did|strong="H0376"\w* wrong. 
\q1
\v 36 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* would wear \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* neck. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* would \w put|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* head \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w*. 
\q1
\v 37 \w Then|strong="H7126"\w* \w I|strong="H7126"\w* could \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* everything \w I|strong="H7126"\w* \w have|strong="H4557"\w* done. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H7126"\w* could \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H5046"\w* God with \w my|strong="H5046"\w* head held high \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* \w prince|strong="H5057"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 38 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* did \w not|strong="H0518"\w* use \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* wrong \w way|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* caused \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* suffer. 
\q1
\v 39 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* always paid \w the|strong="H0398"\w* workers \w for|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* got \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* land. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* \w let|strong="H5315"\w* \w any|strong="H0398"\w* \w of|strong="H1167"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w* starve. 
\q1
\v 40 If \w I|strong="H1697"\w* ever did \w any|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* these bad \w things|strong="H1697"\w*, 
\q2 let \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w weeds|strong="H0890"\w* \w grow|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* fields \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*!” 
\b
\p \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w finished|strong="H8552"\w*. 
\c 32  
\s1 Elihu Adds to the Argument 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* friends gave \w up|strong="H0853"\w* trying \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* sure \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w*. 
\v 2 \w But|strong="H0347"\w* there \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* there named \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Barakel. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* named Buz. \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ram|strong="H7410"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w became|strong="H2734"\w* \w very|strong="H2734"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* kept saying \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*—\w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* wrong. 
\v 3 Elihu \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H4617"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0639"\w* \w yet|strong="H4672"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* still considered \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* doing wrong. 
\v 4 \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* youngest \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w*, \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w waited|strong="H2442"\w* until everyone finished talking. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Job’s \w three|strong="H7969"\w* friends \w had|strong="H0369"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w more|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w*, \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* forced \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w speak|strong="H6310"\w*. 
\v 6 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* here’s \w what|strong="H1843"\w* \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Barakel \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Buzite|strong="H0940"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* only \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* older. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w what|strong="H1843"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w think|strong="H1843"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w myself|strong="H3045"\w*, ‘Older \w people|strong="H1696"\w* \w should|strong="H0559"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w first|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* lived \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w so|strong="H1696"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w learned|strong="H3045"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* things.’ 
\q1
\v 8 \w But|strong="H0403"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H0995"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H7307"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w*, \w the|strong="H0995"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* God All-Powerful, 
\q2 \w that|strong="H1931"\w* makes \w them|strong="H1931"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w*. 
\q1
\v 9 \w Old|strong="H2205"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* only \w wise|strong="H2449"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* only \w ones|strong="H4941"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 10 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w please|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H1843"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w think|strong="H1843"\w*. 
\q1
\v 11 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w waited|strong="H3176"\w* patiently \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* men talked. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w listened|strong="H0238"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* answers \w you|strong="H5704"\w* gave \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w searched|strong="H2713"\w* \w for|strong="H3176"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* right \w words|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\q1
\v 12 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* listened \w carefully|strong="H0995"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* what \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w said|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 \w Not|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* proved \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* wrong. 
\q2 \w Not|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w arguments|strong="H0561"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w answer|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Job’s arguments \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H4672"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w Job|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* arguing \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* use \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w arguments|strong="H0561"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 15 “\w Job|strong="H3808"\w*, \w these|strong="H1992"\w* men lost \w the|strong="H3808"\w* argument. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w anything|strong="H1992"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w answers|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w waited|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* quiet. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q1
\v 17 \w So|strong="H0589"\w* \w now|strong="H0589"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w give|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H0637"\w* \w my|strong="H0637"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 
\q2 \w Yes|strong="H0637"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* tell \w you|strong="H0637"\w* \w what|strong="H1843"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w think|strong="H1843"\w*. 
\q1
\v 18 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* much \w to|strong="H7307"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* cannot hold \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* feel \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* jar \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H2009"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* wineskin ready \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w burst|strong="H1234"\w*. 
\q1
\v 20 I must \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w so|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H6030"\w* I \w will|strong="H8193"\w* feel better. 
\q2 I must \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w your|strong="H1696"\w* arguments. 
\q1
\v 21 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* treat \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* same \w as|strong="H0376"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H0376"\w* treat \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w else|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* praise \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* win \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q1
\v 22 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w person|strong="H3045"\w* better \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* Maker \w would|strong="H6213"\w* punish \w me|strong="H3808"\w*! 
\b
\c  33  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w*, \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*. 
\q2 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q1
\v 2 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am ready \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q1
\v 3 \w My|strong="H1847"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w honest|strong="H3476"\w*, so \w my|strong="H1847"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w sincere|strong="H3476"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w speak|strong="H8193"\w* \w the|strong="H1847"\w* \w truth|strong="H1847"\w* about \w what|strong="H1847"\w* \w I|strong="H3820"\w* \w know|strong="H1847"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\q2 My \w life|strong="H2421"\w* comes \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful. 
\q1
\v 5 Listen \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w*. 
\q2 \w Get|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* arguments ready \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w You|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* same before \w God|strong="H0410"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H2005"\w* used clay \w to|strong="H6310"\w* make us \w both|strong="H1571"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* afraid \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* hard \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 8 “\w But|strong="H0389"\w*, Job, \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w you|strong="H0389"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\q2 These \w were|strong="H4405"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* very \w words|strong="H4405"\w*: 
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\v 9 ‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w pure|strong="H2134"\w* \w and|strong="H5771"\w* \w innocent|strong="H2643"\w*; 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w*; \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w guilty|strong="H5771"\w*! 
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* God \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w an|strong="H2803"\w* excuse \w to|strong="H5921"\w* attack \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* treats \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w an|strong="H2803"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H7272"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* chains \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7272"\w* \w watches|strong="H8104"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w do|strong="H8104"\w*.’ 
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\v 12 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0582"\w* wrong about \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* prove \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* knows \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.\f + \fr 33:12  \fk God … any of us \ft Or “God is much greater than anyone.”\f* 
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\v 13 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* arguing \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*! 
\q2 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* think \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* explain \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*? 
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\v 14 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* maybe \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* explain \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* ways \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* understand. 
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\v 15 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w may|strong="H0376"\w* speak \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*, \w or|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2384"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H5307"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w deep|strong="H8639"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8639"\w* \w lying|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w beds|strong="H4904"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w He|strong="H0227"\w* \w may|strong="H0376"\w* whisper something \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H0227"\w* \w ear|strong="H0241"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* frightened \w when|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w hear|strong="H0241"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* warnings. 
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\v 17 God warns \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w to|strong="H0120"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w them|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* doing wrong 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w to|strong="H0120"\w* \w keep|strong="H3680"\w* \w them|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* becoming proud. 
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\v 18 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w does|strong="H5315"\w* this \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w death|strong="H7845"\w*.\f + \fr 33:18  \fk death \ft Literally, “the Pit,” the place where people go when they die. Also in verse 22.\f* 
\q2 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* wants \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w keep|strong="H2820"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w being|strong="H5315"\w* destroyed. 
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\v 19 “\w Or|strong="H3198"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3198"\w* \w are|strong="H6106"\w* sick \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* might \w be|strong="H6106"\w* suffering punishment \w from|strong="H5921"\w* God. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w pain|strong="H4341"\w* that makes \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* ache might \w be|strong="H6106"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* warning \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* feel so bad \w they|strong="H5315"\w* cannot \w eat|strong="H3978"\w*. 
\q2 Even the best \w food|strong="H3899"\w* makes them sick. 
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\v 21 \w Their|strong="H7200"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1320"\w* might \w waste|strong="H3615"\w* \w away|strong="H3615"\w* until \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w become|strong="H7200"\w* thin 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3615"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* stick \w out|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* might \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w close|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, 
\q2 \w their|strong="H7126"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* about \w to|strong="H4191"\w* end. 
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* maybe \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* God’s \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w angels|strong="H4397"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* watching \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* speak \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* good \w things|strong="H0259"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* done. 
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\v 24 Maybe \w the|strong="H0559"\w* angel \w will|strong="H3381"\w* be kind \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘Save this one \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* place \w of|strong="H0559"\w* \w death|strong="H7845"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* way \w to|strong="H0559"\w* pay \w for|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H4672"\w* life.’ 
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\v 25 \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* person’s \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w become|strong="H7375"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* strong \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w He|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w pray|strong="H6279"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* worship \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w shout|strong="H8643"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w joy|strong="H8643"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* stand \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w right|strong="H6666"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0559"\w* changed good \w into|strong="H5921"\w* bad, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* give \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* punishment \w I|strong="H0559"\w* deserved! 
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\v 28 God saved \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* going down \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* place \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w death|strong="H7845"\w*. 
\q2 Now \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* again.’ 
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\v 29 “\w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H6466"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1397"\w* again \w and|strong="H3605"\w* again. 
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\v 30 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* wants \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* saved \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w death|strong="H7845"\w* 
\q2 \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* can enjoy \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. 
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\v 31 “\w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, \w pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 Be quiet \w and|strong="H8085"\w* let \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 32 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w*, \w go|strong="H7725"\w* ahead \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* argument. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H3426"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* happy \w to|strong="H1696"\w* know \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3426"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*! 
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\v 33 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* say, \w then|strong="H0859"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w me|strong="H0859"\w*. 
\q2 \w Be|strong="H0369"\w* quiet, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w teach|strong="H0502"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.” 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w continued|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H0559"\w* speech: 
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\v 2 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H4405"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w*. 
\q2 \w Pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H2450"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w so|strong="H8085"\w* much. 
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\v 3 \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* tongue \w tastes|strong="H2938"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* touches, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* \w tests|strong="H0974"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* hears. 
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\v 4 So let \w us|strong="H3045"\w* test these arguments \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w decide|strong="H4941"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w ourselves|strong="H0996"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\q2 Together we \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* being fair \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w right|strong="H4941"\w*, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w judged|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* be \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w liar|strong="H3576"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* done \w no|strong="H1097"\w* wrong, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am badly hurt.’ 
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\v 7 “\w Would|strong="H4310"\w* anyone \w but|strong="H4325"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* say such things? 
\q2 \w He|strong="H8354"\w* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* more thirst \w for|strong="H4325"\w* insulting God than \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w He|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H0376"\w* \w friend|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0376"\w* likes \w to|strong="H0376"\w* spend time \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w wicked|strong="H0205"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* know \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* gain \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* try \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w please|strong="H7521"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.’ 
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\v 10 “\w You|strong="H3651"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w can|strong="H0376"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H2486"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w would|strong="H0376"\w* never \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w evil|strong="H7562"\w*! 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w would|strong="H0376"\w* never \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w pays|strong="H7999"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H6467"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w done|strong="H6467"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* gives \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H6467"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w deserve|strong="H0376"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* \w truth|strong="H0551"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* wrong. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w is|strong="H0410"\w* always fair. 
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\v 13 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* chose God \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w gave|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w responsibility|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w God|strong="H0413"\w* decided \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w away|strong="H0622"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w life|strong="H5397"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w gave|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*, 
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\v 15 \w then|strong="H7725"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w* \w would|strong="H3605"\w* \w die|strong="H1478"\w*. 
\q2 \w We|strong="H3605"\w* \w would|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* men are \w wise|strong="H0998"\w*, 
\q2 \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Can|strong="H0518"\w* someone \w be|strong="H6662"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* ruler \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w hates|strong="H8130"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*? 
\q2 Job, God \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* powerful, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H6662"\w* fair. 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w think|strong="H8130"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* \w judge|strong="H4941"\w* \w him|strong="H8130"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*? 
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\v 18 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H1100"\w* \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H0413"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1100"\w*!’ 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* leaders, ‘\w You|strong="H0413"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*!’ 
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\v 19 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respect|strong="H6440"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respect|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rich \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w Any|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w us|strong="H5971"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H7281"\w*, \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* middle \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 
\q2 Anyone \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H5493"\w* sick \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w*. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* powerful \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* reason \w we|strong="H4191"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* see. 
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\v 21 “God \w watches|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* step \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w place|strong="H8033"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* enough 
\q2 \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* people \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w from|strong="H8033"\w* \w God|strong="H0369"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w need|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H5750"\w* 
\q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w judged|strong="H4941"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* ask questions \w when|strong="H5975"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* do \w wrong|strong="H7489"\w*, 
\q2 \w even|strong="H3808"\w* if \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* powerful leaders. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* simply destroys \w them|strong="H5975"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5975"\w* chooses \w others|strong="H0312"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w take|strong="H5975"\w* \w their|strong="H8478"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*. 
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\v 25 When \w he|strong="H3651"\w* learns \w what|strong="H3651"\w* people have done, 
\q2 \w he|strong="H3651"\w* defeats \w them|strong="H5234"\w*, \w and|strong="H3915"\w* \w overnight|strong="H3915"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* are gone. 
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\v 26 \w He|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* punish \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w they|strong="H8478"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* done, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* do \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* everyone \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* rebelled \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* ignored \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* wanted. 
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\v 28 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* hurt \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w made|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H6818"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* God \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H6818"\w*! 
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\v 29 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w if|strong="H1931"\w* God decides not \w to|strong="H5921"\w* help \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w no|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* judge \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w hides|strong="H5641"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w*, \w no|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* find \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ruler \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H1471"\w* \w person|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*. 
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\v 30 \w He|strong="H0120"\w* keeps \w the|strong="H5971"\w* wicked \w from|strong="H0120"\w* ruling 
\q2 so that \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* not bring harm \w to|strong="H0120"\w* \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
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\v 31 “\w A|strong="H3588"\w* \w person|strong="H0413"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w I|strong="H3588"\w* am guilty; \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* sin anymore. 
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\v 32 Show \w me|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* sins \w I|strong="H0518"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H3254"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w done|strong="H6466"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*.’ 
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\v 33 \w Job|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* want \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w reward|strong="H7999"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* change. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* decision, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w mine|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* think. 
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\v 34 \w A|strong="H8085"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H3824"\w*. 
\q2 \w A|strong="H8085"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\v 35 ‘\w Job|strong="H0347"\w* talks \w like|strong="H3808"\w* an ignorant \w person|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w What|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* make sense!’ 
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\v 36 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* think \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w should|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* punished \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w more|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w answers|strong="H8666"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w*! 
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\v 37 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w adds|strong="H3254"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6588"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* other \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* sits there insulting \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3254"\w* arguing \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*!” 
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\v 1 \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w continued|strong="H0559"\w* talking \w and|strong="H0453"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\v 2 “Job, \w it|strong="H2803"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* not fair \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H6664"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w I|strong="H0559"\w* am more \w right|strong="H4941"\w* than \w God|strong="H0410"\w*,’ 
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\v 3 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H3588"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w What’s|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* use \w of|strong="H0559"\w* trying \w to|strong="H0559"\w* please \w you|strong="H3588"\w*? 
\q2 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H3276"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w me|strong="H4100"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* don’t \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*?’ 
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\v 4 “Job, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* want \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* here \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*. 
\q2 \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w clouds|strong="H7834"\w*, which \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* much \w higher|strong="H1361"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*, \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* hurt God. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* too \w many|strong="H7231"\w* \w to|strong="H0518"\w* count, \w that|strong="H0518"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0518"\w* God. 
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* good, \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* help \w God|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0518"\w* \w gets|strong="H3947"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0518"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 8 Job, \w the|strong="H1121"\w* good \w and|strong="H1121"\w* bad things \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w do|strong="H7562"\w* 
\q2 affect only \w other|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* yourself. 
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\v 9 “If \w people|strong="H2199"\w* are being hurt, \w they|strong="H6217"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2199"\w* beg \w for|strong="H7768"\w* protection from those who hurt them. 
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* forget \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w is|strong="H0433"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H0559"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*? 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H0433"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H0559"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w songs|strong="H2158"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* sing \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H0776"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w one|strong="H0776"\w* \w who|strong="H0776"\w* \w makes|strong="H2449"\w* \w us|strong="H0502"\w* smarter than any \w animal|strong="H0929"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w wiser|strong="H2449"\w* than any \w bird|strong="H5775"\w*.’ 
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\v 12 “\w Or|strong="H3808"\w* if \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H6817"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w help|strong="H6030"\w*, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H8033"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w worthless|strong="H7723"\w* begging. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H8085"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H3808"\w*, \w Job|strong="H3808"\w*, \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* listen \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* 
\q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7789"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0637"\w* waiting \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* chance \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* prove \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0637"\w* innocent. 
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\v 15 “\w Job|strong="H3808"\w* thinks \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* evil 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0639"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* pays \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* sin. 
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H1097"\w* \w he|strong="H6310"\w* continues \w his|strong="H0347"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w talking|strong="H4405"\w*. 
\q2 Everything \w he|strong="H6310"\w* \w has|strong="H6310"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w* shows \w he|strong="H6310"\w* does not \w know|strong="H1847"\w* \w what|strong="H6310"\w* \w he|strong="H6310"\w* \w is|strong="H6310"\w* \w talking|strong="H4405"\w* \w about|strong="H1097"\w*.” 
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\v 1 \w Elihu|strong="H0453"\w* \w continued|strong="H0559"\w* talking \w and|strong="H3254"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\v 2 “\w Be|strong="H5750"\w* patient \w with|strong="H3803"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w little|strong="H2191"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* few \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w words|strong="H4405"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* wants \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5750"\w* \w say|strong="H4405"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w share|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1843"\w* \w with|strong="H5375"\w* everyone. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* prove \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w Maker|strong="H6466"\w* \w is|strong="H6664"\w* \w right|strong="H6664"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Job|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am telling \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w truth|strong="H0551"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* know \w what|strong="H4405"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w talking|strong="H4405"\w* about. 
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\v 5 “\w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* very powerful, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* hate \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* very powerful, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w also|strong="H3820"\w* very wise. 
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w brings|strong="H5414"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* watches \w over|strong="H5869"\w* those \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w right|strong="H6662"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* lets \w them|strong="H0854"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w high|strong="H1361"\w* places. 
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\v 8 So \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* are punished, 
\q2 \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* are \w tied|strong="H0631"\w* \w with|strong="H0518"\w* chains \w and|strong="H0631"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w*, \w they|strong="H0518"\w* did something wrong. 
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\v 9 \w And|strong="H5046"\w* God will \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w what|strong="H6467"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* did, 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* sinned \w and|strong="H5046"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* proud. 
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\v 10 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0241"\w* force \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w listen|strong="H0241"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w warning|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0241"\w* \w command|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* stop sinning. 
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\v 11 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H5647"\w*, \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H3615"\w* successful 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w happy|strong="H2896"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H8085"\w*, \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* destroyed. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H1478"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* fools. 
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\v 13 “\w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* care about \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3820"\w* always bitter. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* punishes \w them|strong="H7760"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* pray \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w him|strong="H7760"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w while|strong="H5315"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* still young, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w male|strong="H6945"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H6945"\w*. 
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\v 15 God saves those \w who|strong="H6041"\w* suffer \w by|strong="H6040"\w* using \w their|strong="H1540"\w* \w suffering|strong="H6040"\w*. 
\q2 He uses \w their|strong="H1540"\w* troubles \w to|strong="H1540"\w* speak \w in|strong="H6041"\w* \w a|strong="H1540"\w* way that makes \w them|strong="H1540"\w* \w listen|strong="H0241"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w In|strong="H3808"\w* fact, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* wants \w to|strong="H6310"\w* help \w you|strong="H3808"\w* out \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* troubles. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* wants \w to|strong="H6310"\w* take away \w your|strong="H3808"\w* burdens \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* crushing \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* wants \w to|strong="H6310"\w* load \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w food|strong="H1880"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* you \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* this talk about guilt, \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*! 
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\v 18 Job, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* fill \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H2534"\w* doubt about God. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H2534"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w price|strong="H3724"\w* \w of|strong="H2534"\w* forgiveness \w turn|strong="H5186"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w away|strong="H5186"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* think \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* keep \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* trouble? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* great \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w help|strong="H7769"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* now? 
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\v 20 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* those who wish darkness would \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3915"\w* hide \w them|strong="H8478"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* try \w to|strong="H5927"\w* disappear \w into|strong="H3915"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.\f + \fr 36:20  \ft The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.\f* 
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\v 21 \w Job|strong="H8104"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w suffering|strong="H6040"\w* cause \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w choose|strong="H0977"\w* \w evil|strong="H0205"\w*. 
\q2 \w Be|strong="H0408"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w wrong|strong="H0205"\w*. 
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\v 22 “\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w makes|strong="H3581"\w* \w him|strong="H3384"\w* great! 
\q2 \w He|strong="H2005"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H0410"\w* greatest \w teacher|strong="H3384"\w* \w of|strong="H0410"\w* all. 
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\v 23 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w God|strong="H0559"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w done|strong="H6466"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w*.’ 
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\v 24 \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H2142"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6467"\w*, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H0834"\w* many others \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6467"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w song|strong="H7891"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w can|strong="H0120"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* what \w he|strong="H0120"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*, 
\q2 even \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w in|strong="H0120"\w* faraway countries. 
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\v 26 \w Yes|strong="H2005"\w*, \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* great, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H2005"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* greatness. 
\q2 \w We|strong="H2005"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* long \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H0410"\w* lived. 
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\v 27 “God takes up \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H1639"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* changes \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w into|strong="H4325"\w* \w mist|strong="H0108"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w clouds|strong="H7834"\w* \w pour|strong="H5140"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H5140"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w rain|strong="H7491"\w* falls \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w No|strong="H0518"\w* \w one|strong="H0518"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w how|strong="H0637"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* spreads \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* out 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w how|strong="H0637"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* thunder rumbles from \w his|strong="H0518"\w* home \w in|strong="H0995"\w* \w the|strong="H0518"\w* sky. 
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\v 30 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w spreads|strong="H6566"\w* \w lightning|strong="H0216"\w* all \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sky 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* deepest \w part|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ocean. 
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\v 31 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* uses \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* control \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* 
\q2 and \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H0400"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w*. 
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\v 32 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* grabs \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w lightning|strong="H0216"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3709"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w strike|strong="H6293"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* wants. 
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\v 33 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* thunder warns \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H5927"\w* storm is \w coming|strong="H5927"\w*. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w even|strong="H0637"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w* \w know|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* is \w near|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 1 “\w The|strong="H4725"\w* thunder \w and|strong="H4725"\w* lightning \w frighten|strong="H2729"\w* \w me|strong="H3820"\w*; 
\q2 \w my|strong="H0637"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w pounds|strong="H2729"\w* \w in|strong="H4725"\w* \w my|strong="H0637"\w* chest. 
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\v 2 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* God’s thundering \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*! 
\q2 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* sends \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w lightning|strong="H0216"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* flash \w across|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w lights|strong="H0216"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* end \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* flashes \w of|strong="H6963"\w* lightning \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7580"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w thunders|strong="H7481"\w* \w with|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* wonderful \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*! 
\q1 \w And|strong="H6963"\w* \w while|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w thunders|strong="H7481"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* lightning flashes continue. 
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\v 5 \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* thundering \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w amazing|strong="H6381"\w*! 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w we|strong="H6213"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*, 
\q2 ‘Fall \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.’ 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*, 
\q2 ‘Pour \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.’ 
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\v 7 \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w does|strong="H4639"\w* \w this|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* stop \w everyone’s|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w he|strong="H0376"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w he|strong="H0376"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* run \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H0935"\w* \w dens|strong="H4585"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stay|strong="H7931"\w* there. 
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\v 9 Whirlwinds \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w south|strong="H2315"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w cold|strong="H7135"\w* winds \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* north. 
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\v 10 \w God’s|strong="H0410"\w* \w breath|strong="H5397"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w ice|strong="H7140"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* freezes even large bodies \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H7377"\w* fills \w the|strong="H0637"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w with|strong="H0637"\w* water 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6051"\w* scatters \w his|strong="H5645"\w* \w lightning|strong="H0216"\w* \w through|strong="H2959"\w* them. 
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\v 12 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w orders|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* clouds \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* blown \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* clouds \w do|strong="H6680"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w He|strong="H0518"\w* causes \w the|strong="H0518"\w* clouds \w to|strong="H0776"\w* punish \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* floods 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* water \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* show \w his|strong="H0518"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w*. 
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\v 14 “\w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, \w stop|strong="H5975"\w* \w for|strong="H0995"\w* \w a|strong="H5975"\w* minute \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w listen|strong="H0238"\w*. 
\q2 Think about \w the|strong="H0995"\w* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H6381"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* does. 
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\v 15 Do \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* controls \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w*? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w makes|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w lightning|strong="H0216"\w* \w flash|strong="H3313"\w*? 
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\v 16 Do \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* hang \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sky? 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H8549"\w* just one \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* amazing \w works|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* one \w who|strong="H8549"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* everything. 
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\v 17 All \w you|strong="H0834"\w* know \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* sweat, \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* stick \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* all \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H8252"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* heat wave comes \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w*. 
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\v 18 Can \w you|strong="H5973"\w* help God \w spread|strong="H7554"\w* \w out|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w sky|strong="H7834"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5973"\w* make it shine \w like|strong="H5973"\w* polished brass? 
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\v 19 “\w Job|strong="H3808"\w*, \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* we \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w*! 
\q2 We \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w our|strong="H3045"\w* ignorance.\f + \fr 37:19  \fk We cannot … ignorance \ft Literally, “We cannot arrange \+add our thoughts\+add* because of the darkness.”\f* 
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\v 20 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w like|strong="H0376"\w* \w asking|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H1104"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w A|strong="H7200"\w* \w person|strong="H7200"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sun|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w bright|strong="H0925"\w* \w as|strong="H6258"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* shines \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sky|strong="H7834"\w* after \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* blows \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w clouds|strong="H7834"\w* \w away|strong="H5674"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* same \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0433"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w glory|strong="H1935"\w* shines \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Holy Mountain.\f + \fr 37:22  \fk Holy Mountain \ft Or “the north” or “Zaphon.”\f* 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H0433"\w* surrounded \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* brightest light. 
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\v 23 \w We|strong="H4672"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* seen \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* All-Powerful really \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w all|strong="H7230"\w* powerful! 
\q2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w treats|strong="H4941"\w* anyone unfairly.\f + \fr 37:23  \fk But he … unfairly \ft Or “He does not answer us when we try to sue him for justice.”\f* 
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\v 24 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* respect \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w shows|strong="H7200"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* respect \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w think|strong="H3820"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*.” 
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\c  38  
\s1 God Speaks to Job 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* whirlwind \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
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\v 2 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* ignorant person 
\q2 saying \w these|strong="H2088"\w* foolish things?\f + \fr 38:2  \ft Or “Who is this person darkening advice with ignorant words.”\f* 
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\v 3 Brace \w yourself|strong="H3045"\w*\f + \fr 38:3  \fk brace yourself \ft Literally, “gird yourself like a man.” This means “get ready for battle.”\f* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w get|strong="H0247"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3045"\w* answer \w the|strong="H3045"\w* questions \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H1397"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 4 “\w Where|strong="H0375"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*? 
\q2 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* smart, answer \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w And|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* decided \w how|strong="H3588"\w* big \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* measured \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* measuring line? 
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\v 6 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth resting \w on|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* put \w the|strong="H5921"\w* first \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* place 
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\v 7 \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w sang|strong="H7442"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* angels\f + \fr 38:7  \fk angels \ft Literally, “sons of God.”\f* \w shouted|strong="H7321"\w* \w with|strong="H0430"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*? 
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\v 8 “Who closed \w the|strong="H3318"\w* flood \w gates|strong="H1817"\w* 
\q2 \w as|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* gushed \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w womb|strong="H7358"\w*? 
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\v 9 Who covered \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H6051"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6051"\w* wrapped \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H3830"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6205"\w*? 
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\v 10 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w limits|strong="H2706"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sea 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2706"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* behind locked \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sea, ‘\w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w farther|strong="H3254"\w*. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H0935"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w*.’ 
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\v 12 “\w Did|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* ever \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* begin 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w*? 
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\v 13 Did \w you|strong="H4480"\w* ever tell \w the|strong="H4480"\w* morning light \w to|strong="H0776"\w* grab \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H5287"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H0776"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* evil \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H4480"\w* hiding places? 
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\v 14 \w The|strong="H2015"\w* morning light makes \w the|strong="H2015"\w* hills 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3320"\w* valleys easy \w to|strong="H2015"\w* see. 
\q1 \w When|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H2015"\w* daylight comes \w to|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H2015"\w* earth, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H2015"\w* shapes \w of|strong="H2015"\w* these places \w stand|strong="H3320"\w* out \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H2015"\w* folds \w of|strong="H2015"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* coat. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3644"\w* \w take|strong="H3320"\w* shape \w like|strong="H3644"\w* soft clay 
\q2 that \w is|strong="H3830"\w* pressed \w with|strong="H3320"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* stamp. 
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\v 15 Evil people don’t \w like|strong="H2220"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w daylight|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q2 \w When|strong="H7665"\w* \w it|strong="H7665"\w* shines bright, \w it|strong="H7665"\w* keeps \w them|strong="H7665"\w* \w from|strong="H4513"\w* doing \w the|strong="H7665"\w* bad things they do. 
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\v 16 “\w Have|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* ever \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* deepest parts \w of|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*? 
\q2 \w Have|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* ever \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w ocean|strong="H8415"\w* bottom? 
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\v 17 \w Has|strong="H4194"\w* \w anyone|strong="H7200"\w* \w shown|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* world \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w dead|strong="H4194"\w*? 
\q2 \w Have|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* ever \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* those \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* lead \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w dark|strong="H6757"\w* place \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*? 
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\v 18 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* really \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* big \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w*? 
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 19 “\w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w does|strong="H2088"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* come \w from|strong="H4725"\w*? 
\q2 \w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w does|strong="H2088"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* come \w from|strong="H4725"\w*? 
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\v 20 \w Can|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w where|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* belong? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H3588"\w* know \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* there? 
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\v 21 \w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* these things, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* old \w and|strong="H3117"\w* wise. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* alive \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H3205"\w*, weren’t \w you|strong="H3588"\w*?\f + \fr 38:21  \ft This is sarcasm—saying something in a way that everyone understands it is not really true.\f* 
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\v 22 “\w Have|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* ever \w gone|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* storerooms 
\q2 \w where|strong="H0413"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w keep|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w hail|strong="H1259"\w*? 
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\v 23 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* save \w them|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6862"\w*, 
\q2 \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w Have|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w ever|strong="H2088"\w* gone \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H2088"\w* \w where|strong="H0335"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sun|strong="H0216"\w* \w comes|strong="H0216"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w where|strong="H0335"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* makes \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H6921"\w* blow all \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*?\f + \fr 38:24  \ft Or “Where is the place that the fog disperses and the place where the east wind scatters it all over the earth?”\f* 
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\v 25 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* dug ditches \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* sky \w for|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* heavy rain? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* made \w a|strong="H6385"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w* \w for|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* thunderstorm? 
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\v 26 \w Who|strong="H0376"\w* makes \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w rain|strong="H4305"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* places 
\q2 \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* lives? 
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\v 27 \w The|strong="H7646"\w* rain gives that dry empty \w land|strong="H4875"\w* all \w the|strong="H7646"\w* water it needs, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7646"\w* \w grass|strong="H1877"\w* begins \w to|strong="H7646"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w Does|strong="H3426"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* \w a|strong="H0176"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* produces \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w drops|strong="H0096"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*? 
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\v 29 Does \w ice|strong="H7140"\w* \w have|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* mother? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w gives|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w frost|strong="H7140"\w*? 
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\v 30 That’s when \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* freezes \w as|strong="H4325"\w* \w hard|strong="H2244"\w* \w as|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3920"\w* \w rock|strong="H0068"\w*. 
\q2 Even \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* sea freezes \w over|strong="H6440"\w*! 
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\v 31 “Can you \w tie|strong="H7194"\w* up \w the|strong="H0176"\w* \w Pleiades|strong="H3598"\w*\f + \fr 38:31  \fk Pleiades \ft A famous group of stars. It is often called, “The Seven Sisters.”\f*? 
\q2 Can you unfasten \w the|strong="H0176"\w* belt \w of|strong="H0176"\w* \w Orion|strong="H3685"\w*\f + \fr 38:31  \fk Orion \ft A famous group of stars. It looks like a hunter or powerful soldier.\f*? 
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\v 32 \w Can|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* other constellations\f + \fr 38:32  \fk constellations \ft Groups of stars in the night sky. Here, this probably means the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. They seem to pass through the sky so that a new constellation is in a certain part of the sky each month.\f* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* right \w times|strong="H6256"\w*? 
\q2 \w Can|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w lead|strong="H5148"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bear|strong="H5906"\w*\f + \fr 38:32  \fk Bear \ft A famous group of stars. It looks like a bear. It is often called, “the Big Dipper.” Near it is a smaller constellation that looks like a small bear. It is often called, “the Little Dipper.”\f* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* cubs? 
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\v 33 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* laws \w that|strong="H3045"\w* control \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*? 
\q2 \w Can|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* each star \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w its|strong="H7760"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* above \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*?\f + \fr 38:33  \fk Can you … earth \ft Or “Can you put it in charge over the earth?”\f* 
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\v 34 “Can \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w at|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* command them \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w with|strong="H3680"\w* \w rain|strong="H4325"\w*? 
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\v 35 Can \w you|strong="H7971"\w* give \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w command|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w*? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w* come \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w we|strong="H2005"\w* are; what do \w you|strong="H7971"\w* want, sir?’ 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* wherever \w you|strong="H7971"\w* want \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w*? 
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\v 36 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* people \w wise|strong="H2451"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w puts|strong="H5414"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* deep inside \w them|strong="H5414"\w*? 
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\v 37 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* enough \w to|strong="H8064"\w* \w count|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* \w clouds|strong="H7834"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w tip|strong="H7901"\w* them \w over|strong="H5035"\w* \w to|strong="H8064"\w* pour \w out|strong="H7834"\w* \w their|strong="H8064"\w* rain? 
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\v 38 \w The|strong="H3332"\w* rain makes \w the|strong="H3332"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* become mud, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w the|strong="H3332"\w* clumps \w of|strong="H6083"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* \w stick|strong="H1692"\w* \w together|strong="H1692"\w*. 
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\v 39 “\w Do|strong="H3715"\w* you find \w food|strong="H2964"\w* \w for|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w lions|strong="H3715"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H3715"\w* you feed \w their|strong="H4390"\w* hungry babies? 
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\v 40 No, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* hide \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* caves 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3588"\w* \w wait|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* grass, ready \w to|strong="H3427"\w* attack \w their|strong="H3588"\w* prey. 
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\v 41 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* feeds \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ravens|strong="H6158"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* babies \w cry|strong="H7768"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3559"\w* \w wander|strong="H8582"\w* around \w without|strong="H1097"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w*? 
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\v 1 “\w Do|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* mountain \w goats|strong="H3277"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* mother \w deer|strong="H0355"\w* \w gives|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*? 
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\v 2 Do \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* many \w months|strong="H3391"\w* \w they|strong="H6256"\w* must carry \w their|strong="H4390"\w* babies? 
\q2 Do \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* is \w the|strong="H3205"\w* right \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H6256"\w* \w them|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w be|strong="H6256"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*? 
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\v 3 These animals lie \w down|strong="H3766"\w*, they feel \w their|strong="H7971"\w* birth \w pains|strong="H2256"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* babies \w are|strong="H3206"\w* born. 
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\v 4 \w Their|strong="H7725"\w* babies \w grow|strong="H2492"\w* strong \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* wild. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* mothers \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 5 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w wild|strong="H6501"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H6501"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w free|strong="H2670"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* untied \w their|strong="H7971"\w* ropes \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w loose|strong="H7971"\w*? 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* wild donkey \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w salt|strong="H4420"\w* lands \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* live. 
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\v 7 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1995"\w* happy \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* away \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w noise|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H1995"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* drivers shouting \w at|strong="H7832"\w* \w them|strong="H8085"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H0310"\w* live \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w pasture|strong="H4829"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* where \w they|strong="H0310"\w* look \w for|strong="H3605"\w* food \w to|strong="H2022"\w* eat. 
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\v 9 “\w Will|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w wild|strong="H7214"\w* bull agree \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w stay|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* barn \w at|strong="H5921"\w* night? 
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\v 10 \w Will|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* let \w you|strong="H0518"\w* put \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* on \w him|strong="H0310"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H0518"\w* plow \w your|strong="H0518"\w* fields? 
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\v 11 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* wild bull \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* can \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* do \w your|strong="H3588"\w* work? 
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\v 12 \w Can|strong="H2233"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w trust|strong="H0539"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w gather|strong="H0622"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w grain|strong="H2233"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* place? 
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\v 13 “\w An|strong="H0518"\w* ostrich gets excited \w and|strong="H3671"\w* flaps \w its|strong="H0518"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* cannot fly. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H0518"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and|strong="H3671"\w* \w feathers|strong="H5133"\w* are \w not|strong="H0518"\w* like \w the|strong="H0518"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H3671"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w stork|strong="H2624"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w An|strong="H3588"\w* ostrich lays \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* lets \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sand \w keep|strong="H2552"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w warm|strong="H2552"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* ostrich \w forgets|strong="H7911"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* someone might \w step|strong="H7272"\w* \w on|strong="H7272"\w* \w her|strong="H7911"\w* eggs 
\q2 \w or|strong="H7704"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w* might break \w them|strong="H3588"\w*. 
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\v 16 An ostrich leaves \w her|strong="H7188"\w* little babies. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w treats|strong="H7188"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H7188"\w* own. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H7188"\w* babies die, \w she|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* care \w that|strong="H3808"\w* all \w her|strong="H7188"\w* work \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 17 That’s \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* give \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ostrich. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H2451"\w* foolish, \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* made \w her|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* way. 
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\v 18 But \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H6256"\w* ostrich gets up \w to|strong="H6256"\w* run, \w she|strong="H4754"\w* \w laughs|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H7832"\w* \w the|strong="H6256"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H6256"\w* its \w rider|strong="H7392"\w*, 
\q2 because \w she|strong="H4754"\w* can run faster than any \w horse|strong="H5483"\w*. 
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\v 19 “Did \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*? 
\q2 Did \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w mane|strong="H7483"\w*\f + \fr 39:19  \fk mane \ft The hair on a horse’s neck.\f* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*? 
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\v 20 Did you make it able \w to|strong="H1935"\w* jump \w like|strong="H7493"\w* a \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H0697"\w* snort\f + \fr 39:20  \fk snort \ft The sound a horse makes by blowing air very hard through the nose.\f* so loudly that it scares people? 
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\v 21 \w A|strong="H3318"\w* horse \w is|strong="H6010"\w* happy \w to|strong="H3318"\w* be \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H2658"\w* scratches \w the|strong="H3318"\w* ground \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w its|strong="H3318"\w* foot \w and|strong="H3318"\w* runs \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w battle|strong="H5402"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w It|strong="H7725"\w* \w laughs|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w*; \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w makes|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6343"\w*! 
\q2 \w It|strong="H7725"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* run \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* battle. 
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* soldier’s \w quiver|strong="H0827"\w* shakes \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* horse’s side. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H2595"\w* weapons \w its|strong="H5921"\w* rider carries shine \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sun. 
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\v 24 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* horse gets very excited \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w races|strong="H1572"\w* \w over|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 39:24  \fk races over the ground \ft Literally, “swallows up the ground.”\f* 
\q2 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* hears \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* blow, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H0539"\w* \w still|strong="H0539"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w When|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* sounds, it snorts, ‘Hurray!’ 
\q2 It can \w smell|strong="H7306"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8269"\w* hear \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w shouts|strong="H8643"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H4421"\w* all \w the|strong="H0559"\w* other sounds \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. 
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\v 26 “Did you teach \w the|strong="H6566"\w* \w hawk|strong="H5322"\w* how \w to|strong="H6566"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* its \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and|strong="H3671"\w* fly \w south|strong="H8486"\w*\f + \fr 39:26  \fk south \ft Or “to Teman.”\f*? 
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\v 27 \w Are|strong="H6310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H6310"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w told|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*\f + \fr 39:27  \fk eagle \ft Or “vulture.”\f* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* fly \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sky? 
\q2 Did \w you|strong="H3588"\w* tell \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* build \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* mountains? 
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\v 28 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* high \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* peak \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w cliff|strong="H5553"\w*. 
\q2 That is \w its|strong="H5921"\w* fortress. 
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\v 29 \w From|strong="H5027"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* \w looks|strong="H5027"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* into \w the|strong="H8033"\w* \w distance|strong="H7350"\w*, 
\q2 searching \w for|strong="H8033"\w* its \w food|strong="H0400"\w*. 
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\v 30 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* eagles gather around \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w young|strong="H0667"\w* eat \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.” 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, 
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\v 2 “\w You|strong="H5973"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w argue|strong="H3198"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w* All-Powerful. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5973"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w correct|strong="H3198"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H5973"\w* \w prove|strong="H3198"\w* \w that|strong="H6030"\w* I was wrong. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H7378"\w* \w give|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H7378"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*!” 
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*: 
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\v 4 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* not worthy \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w speak|strong="H6310"\w*! 
\q2 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*? 
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* cannot \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w once|strong="H0259"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w twice|strong="H8147"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w*.” 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* again \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w storm|strong="H5591"\w*: 
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\v 7 “Brace \w yourself|strong="H3045"\w*\f + \fr 40:7  \fk Brace yourself \ft Literally, “Gird yourself like a man.” This means “get ready for battle.”\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w get|strong="H0247"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3045"\w* answer \w the|strong="H3045"\w* questions \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H1397"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 8 “\w Are|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H0637"\w* trying \w to|strong="H4616"\w* show \w that|strong="H4616"\w* I am unfair? 
\q2 \w Are|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H0637"\w* trying \w to|strong="H4616"\w* look \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w* \w by|strong="H6663"\w* saying \w that|strong="H4616"\w* I am \w guilty|strong="H7561"\w*? 
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\v 9 Are \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w strong|strong="H0410"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* mine? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* mine \w that|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H0410"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* loud \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w thunder|strong="H6963"\w*? 
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\v 10 If \w so|strong="H4994"\w*, \w you|strong="H3847"\w* \w can|strong="H4994"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4994"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w glory|strong="H1935"\w* \w and|strong="H4994"\w* \w honor|strong="H1935"\w* like \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w If|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0639"\w* \w as|strong="H7200"\w* powerful \w as|strong="H7200"\w* God, \w then|strong="H7200"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*! 
\q2 Punish \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0639"\w* \w proud|strong="H1343"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* humble \w them|strong="H7200"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w Yes|strong="H7200"\w*, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w proud|strong="H1343"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w humble|strong="H3665"\w*. 
\q2 \w Crush|strong="H1915"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* \w where|strong="H8478"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w stand|strong="H8478"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w Bury|strong="H2934"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*. 
\q2 Wrap \w their|strong="H6440"\w* bodies \w up|strong="H2280"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* put \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* graves. 
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\v 14 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3225"\w* \w do|strong="H0589"\w* \w any|strong="H1571"\w* \w of|strong="H3225"\w* these \w things|strong="H3034"\w*, \w then|strong="H1571"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H3225"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* admit \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3225"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* yourself \w by|strong="H1571"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* own power. 
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\v 15 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w* \w at|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w behemoth|strong="H0930"\w*.\f + \fr 40:15  \fk behemoth \ft This might be a hippopotamus, a rhinoceros, or possibly an elephant.\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w behemoth|strong="H0930"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w eats|strong="H0398"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* cow. 
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\v 16 \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H0202"\w* \w has|strong="H2009"\w* great \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w in|strong="H4994"\w* \w his|strong="H2009"\w* \w body|strong="H0990"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H2009"\w* \w muscles|strong="H8306"\w* \w in|strong="H4994"\w* \w his|strong="H2009"\w* \w stomach|strong="H0990"\w* \w are|strong="H4975"\w* powerful. 
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\v 17 His \w tail|strong="H2180"\w* stands strong \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* tree. 
\q2 His leg \w muscles|strong="H1517"\w* \w are|strong="H6344"\w* very strong. 
\q1
\v 18 His \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w are|strong="H6106"\w* \w as|strong="H1270"\w* \w strong|strong="H1634"\w* \w as|strong="H1270"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5154"\w*. 
\q2 His legs \w are|strong="H6106"\w* like \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w bars|strong="H4300"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H1870"\w* behemoth \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* most amazing animal \w I|strong="H1870"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1870"\w* \w I|strong="H1870"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* defeat \w him|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* eats \w the|strong="H3605"\w* grass \w that|strong="H3588"\w* grows \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* 
\q2 \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w play|strong="H7832"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w He|strong="H6628"\w* \w lies|strong="H7901"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w lotus|strong="H6628"\w* \w plants|strong="H6628"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6628"\w* hides \w among|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w reeds|strong="H7070"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* swamp. 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H5437"\w* \w lotus|strong="H6628"\w* \w plants|strong="H6628"\w* hide him \w in|strong="H5437"\w* \w their|strong="H5437"\w* shade. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6628"\w* lives under \w the|strong="H5437"\w* willow trees that grow near \w the|strong="H5437"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* behemoth \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* run \w away|strong="H2648"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6310"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* afraid \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* splashes \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w face|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 24 No one \w can|strong="H5869"\w* blind \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w capture|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H3947"\w*. 
\q2 No one \w can|strong="H5869"\w* catch \w him|strong="H3947"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w*. 
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\c  41  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Can|strong="H4758"\w* \w you|strong="H1571"\w* catch Leviathan\f + \fr 41:1  \fk Leviathan \ft This animal might be a crocodile or a giant sea monster.\f* \w with|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H1571"\w* fishhook? 
\q2 \w Can|strong="H4758"\w* \w you|strong="H1571"\w* tie \w his|strong="H1571"\w* tongue \w with|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H1571"\w* rope? 
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\v 2 \w Can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* put \w a|strong="H3588"\w* rope \w through|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* nose 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* hook \w through|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* jaw? 
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\v 3 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* beg \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H8064"\w* let \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w go|strong="H6923"\w* free? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* speak \w to|strong="H8064"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* gentle words? 
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\v 4 \w Will|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* make an \w agreement|strong="H1697"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1697"\w* serve \w you|strong="H3808"\w* forever? 
\q1
\v 5 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* play \w with|strong="H0935"\w* Leviathan \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* play \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* bird? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* rope \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w so|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H4310"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* girls \w can|strong="H4310"\w* play \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*? 
\q1
\v 6 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* fishermen try \w to|strong="H6440"\w* buy \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H4310"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* cut \w him|strong="H6440"\w* into pieces \w and|strong="H6440"\w* sell \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* merchants? 
\q1
\v 7 Can you throw spears into \w his|strong="H5462"\w* skin or head? 
\b
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\v 8 “If \w you|strong="H0935"\w* ever lay \w a|strong="H0935"\w* hand \w on|strong="H0935"\w* Leviathan, \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* again! 
\q2 Just think \w about|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* battle \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H7307"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w*! 
\q1
\v 9 Do \w you|strong="H3808"\w* think \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* defeat \w him|strong="H1692"\w*? 
\q2 Well, forget \w it|strong="H3808"\w*! There \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* hope. 
\q2 Just looking \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w him|strong="H1692"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* scare \w you|strong="H3808"\w*! 
\q1
\v 10 No one \w is|strong="H0216"\w* brave enough \w to|strong="H5869"\w* wake him up 
\q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* make him angry. 
\b
\q1 “Well, no one \w can|strong="H5869"\w* challenge \w me|strong="H5869"\w* either!\f + \fr 41:10  \fk Well, no one … either \ft Or “No one can stand and fight him.”\f* 
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\v 11 I owe nothing \w to|strong="H1980"\w* anyone. 
\q2 Everything under heaven belongs \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H1980"\w*.\f + \fr 41:11  \ft Or “No one has come near to Leviathan and survived—no one under heaven!”\f* 
\b
\q1
\v 12 “I \w will|strong="H6227"\w* tell you \w about|strong="H3318"\w* Leviathan’s legs, 
\q2 \w his|strong="H3318"\w* strength, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H3318"\w* graceful shape. 
\q1
\v 13 No \w one|strong="H6310"\w* can pierce \w his|strong="H3318"\w* skin. 
\q2 It \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* armor!\f + \fr 41:13  \fk It is like armor \ft Or “No one can approach him with a bridle.”\f* 
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\v 14 No one can force \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* jaws. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* teeth \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6440"\w* scare people. 
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\v 15 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* back \w has|strong="H1320"\w* rows \w of|strong="H5921"\w* shields 
\q2 tightly sealed \w together|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w They|strong="H3820"\w* \w are|strong="H0068"\w* \w so|strong="H3644"\w* close \w to|strong="H3820"\w* each other 
\q2 \w that|strong="H3820"\w* no air can pass between them. 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H2398"\w* shields are joined \w to|strong="H1481"\w* each other. 
\q2 They hold together so tightly that they cannot be pulled apart. 
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\v 18 \w When|strong="H6965"\w* Leviathan sneezes, \w it|strong="H2719"\w* \w is|strong="H2719"\w* like lightning flashing \w out|strong="H6965"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H6965"\w* eyes shine like \w the|strong="H6965"\w* light \w of|strong="H2719"\w* dawn. 
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\v 19 Burning torches come \w from|strong="H6086"\w* \w his|strong="H2803"\w* mouth. 
\q2 Sparks \w of|strong="H6086"\w* fire shoot out. 
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\v 20 Smoke pours \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* nose 
\q2 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* burning weeds under \w a|strong="H3808"\w* boiling pot. 
\q1
\v 21 \w His|strong="H2803"\w* breath sets coals on fire, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7494"\w* flames shoot from \w his|strong="H2803"\w* mouth. 
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\v 22 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* neck is very powerful. 
\q2 People \w are|strong="H8478"\w* afraid \w and|strong="H8478"\w* run away \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 23 There is no soft spot \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* skin. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H7760"\w* is \w as|strong="H7760"\w* hard \w as|strong="H7760"\w* iron. 
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\v 24 \w His|strong="H0310"\w* heart \w is|strong="H8415"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H2803"\w* rock; \w he|strong="H0310"\w* has no fear. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H0310"\w* \w is|strong="H8415"\w* \w as|strong="H2803"\w* hard \w as|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H2803"\w* millstone. 
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\v 25 \w When|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* gets \w up|strong="H5921"\w*, \w even|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* strongest people\f + \fr 41:25  \fk strongest people \ft Or “gods.”\f* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* afraid. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* run \w away|strong="H0369"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* swings \w his|strong="H5921"\w* tail. 
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\v 26 Swords, spears, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* darts \w only|strong="H3605"\w* bounce \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* hit \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w These|strong="H1931"\w* weapons don’t hurt \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*! 
\q1
\v 27 He breaks iron as easily as straw. 
\q2 He breaks bronze like rotten wood. 
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\v 28 Arrows don’t make him run away. 
\q2 Rocks thrown at him seem as light as chaff. 
\q1
\v 29 When a wood club hits him, it feels to him like a piece of straw. 
\q2 He laughs when anyone throws a spear at him. 
\q1
\v 30 The skin on his belly is like sharp pieces of broken pottery. 
\q2 He leaves tracks in the mud like a threshing board. 
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\v 31 He stirs up the water like a boiling pot. 
\q2 He makes it bubble like a pot of boiling oil. 
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\v 32 When he swims, he leaves a sparkling path behind him. 
\q2 He stirs up the water and makes it white with foam. 
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\v 33 No animal on earth is like him. 
\q2 He is an animal made without fear. 
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\v 34 He looks down on the proudest of creatures. 
\q2 He is king over all the wild animals.” 
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\c  42  
\s1 Job Answers the Lord 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*: 
\b
\q1
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w do|strong="H3201"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w plans|strong="H4209"\w*, \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* change \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\q1
\v 3 \w You|strong="H3045"\w* asked, ‘\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* ignorant \w person|strong="H0995"\w* saying \w these|strong="H2088"\w* foolish \w things|strong="H6381"\w*?’\f + \fr 42:3  \fk Who … things \ft Or “Who is this person darkening advice with ignorant words.”\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* talked \w about|strong="H4480"\w* \w things|strong="H6381"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* talked \w about|strong="H4480"\w* \w things|strong="H6381"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w amazing|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5046"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 4 “\w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*, ‘\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* questions, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* answer \w me|strong="H4994"\w*.’ 
\q1
\v 5 \w In|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* past \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w And|strong="H6083"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* ashamed \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w myself|strong="H5162"\w*.\f + \fr 42:6  \fk I am ashamed of myself \ft Or “I take back what I said.”\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w*. 
\q1 \w As|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* sit \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w*,\f + \fr 42:6  \fk dust and ashes \ft People sat in dust and ashes to show that they were very sad about something.\f* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* promise \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w change|strong="H5162"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* heart \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* life.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Lord Gives Job’s Wealth Back 
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\v 7 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* finished \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* Teman. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* truth \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, Eliphaz, \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*. \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*. Kill \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5375"\w*. \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* answer \w his|strong="H5921"\w* prayer. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* punishment \w you|strong="H3588"\w* deserve. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* punished, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H5650"\w* \w very|strong="H6258"\w* foolish. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H3559"\w* \w is|strong="H5650"\w* \w right|strong="H3559"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Eliphaz|strong="H0464"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Teman, \w Bildad|strong="H1085"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Shuah, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zophar|strong="H6691"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Naamah obeyed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* answered \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* prayer. 
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\v 10 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* successful \w again|strong="H3254"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w twice|strong="H4932"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w much|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* before. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* big \w meal|strong="H3899"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w much|strong="H0834"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* Job \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w piece|strong="H7192"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* silver \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w ring|strong="H5141"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* more than \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w*. \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* got 14,000 \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, 6000 \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*, 2000 \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 1000 \w female|strong="H0860"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H0860"\w*. 
\v 13 \w He|strong="H1121"\w* also got \w seven|strong="H7658"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. 
\v 14 \w He|strong="H0259"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w first|strong="H0259"\w* daughter \w Jemimah|strong="H3224"\w* \w and|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* daughter \w Keziah|strong="H7103"\w*. \w He|strong="H0259"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* daughter Keren Happuch. 
\v 15 \w Job’s|strong="H0347"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w And|strong="H0776"\w*, \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* got \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w share|strong="H5159"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w property|strong="H5159"\w*.\f + \fr 42:15  \fk And … property \ft Usually a person’s property was divided only among the sons, but here, even Job’s daughters got part of his property.\f* 
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H7200"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w lived|strong="H2421"\w* \w for|strong="H8141"\w* 140 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* more. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w lived|strong="H2421"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w*, \w his|strong="H7200"\w* great-grandchildren, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* great-great-grandchildren. 
\v 17 \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* lived \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H3117"\w* very \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* who \w had|strong="H0347"\w* lived \w a|strong="H3117"\w* good, \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*. 