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15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope.[a]
    I am going to argue my case with him.

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  1. 13:15 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text reads God might kill me, but I hope in him.

15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(A) in him;(B)
    I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(C)

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  1. Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will

Even when I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a]
I will not be afraid,
    for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
    protect and comfort me.

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  1. 23:4 Or the dark valley of death.

Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a](A)
I will fear no evil,(B)
    for you are with me;(C)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

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  1. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

10 “But he knows where I am going.
    And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.

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10 But he knows the way that I take;(A)
    when he has tested me,(B) I will come forth as gold.(C)

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20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

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38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  1. 8:38 Greek nor rulers.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future,(A) nor any powers,(B) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God(C) that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(D)

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  1. Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers

25 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
    and he will stand upon the earth at last.
26 And after my body has decayed,
    yet in my body I will see God![a]
27 I will see him for myself.
    Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.
    I am overwhelmed at the thought!

28 “How dare you go on persecuting me,
    saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?

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  1. 19:26 Or without my body I will see God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

25 I know that my redeemer[a](A) lives,(B)
    and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[b]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
    yet[c] in[d] my flesh I will see God;(C)
27 I myself will see him
    with my own eyes(D)—I, and not another.
    How my heart yearns(E) within me!

28 “If you say, ‘How we will hound(F) him,
    since the root of the trouble lies in him,[e]

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  1. Job 19:25 Or vindicator
  2. Job 19:25 Or on my grave
  3. Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
  4. Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from
  5. Job 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me

I will never concede that you are right;
    I will defend my integrity until I die.

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I will never admit you are in the right;
    till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(A)

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32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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I would lay out my case
    and present my arguments.
Then I would listen to his reply
    and understand what he says to me.
Would he use his great power to argue with me?
    No, he would give me a fair hearing.
Honest people can reason with him,
    so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

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I would state my case(A) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.(B)
I would find out what he would answer me,(C)
    and consider what he would say to me.
Would he vigorously oppose me?(D)
    No, he would not press charges against me.(E)
There the upright(F) can establish their innocence before him,(G)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(H)

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18 I have prepared my case;
    I will be proved innocent.

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18 Now that I have prepared my case,(A)
    I know I will be vindicated.(B)

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“Will you discredit my justice
    and condemn me just to prove you are right?

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“Would you discredit my justice?(A)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(B)

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“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
    You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

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“Will the one who contends with the Almighty(A) correct him?(B)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”(C)

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21 I need someone to mediate between God and me,
    as a person mediates between friends.

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21 on behalf of a man he pleads(A) with God
    as one pleads for a friend.

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