27 “Behold, I know your thoughts
    and your schemes to wrong me.

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27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
    the schemes by which you would wrong me.

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22 When Jesus (A)perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts?

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22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

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86 All your commandments are (A)sure;
    they persecute me (B)with falsehood; (C)help me!

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86 All your commands are trustworthy;(A)
    help me,(B) for I am being persecuted(C) without cause.(D)

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19 For this is a gracious thing, when, (A)mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.

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19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(A)

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    for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
(A)Awake, come to meet me, and see!

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I have done no wrong,(A) yet they are ready to attack me.(B)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(C)

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The Lord Rebukes Job's Friends

After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz (A)the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had (A)declared Job to be in the wrong.

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He was also angry with the three friends,(A) because they had found no way to refute Job,(B) and yet had condemned him.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God

29 (A)This is the wicked man's portion from God,
    (B)the heritage decreed for him by God.”

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29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
    the heritage appointed for them by God.”(A)

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(A)that the exulting of the wicked is short,
    and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)

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20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
    through all the (A)years that are laid up for (B)the ruthless.
21 (C)Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
    in (D)prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
    and he is marked for the sword.
23 He (E)wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
    He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
24 distress and anguish terrify him;
    they (F)prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.
25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God
    and defies the Almighty,
26 (G)running (H)stubbornly against him
    with a thickly bossed shield;
27 because he has (I)covered his face with his fat
    and gathered fat upon his waist
28 and has lived in desolate cities,
    in houses that none should inhabit,
    which were ready to become heaps of ruins;
29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,
    nor will his possessions spread over the earth;[a]
30 he will not depart from darkness;
    the flame will dry up his shoots,
    and by (J)the breath of his mouth he will depart.
31 Let him not (K)trust in emptiness, deceiving himself,
    for emptiness will be his payment.
32 It will be paid in full (L)before his time,
    and his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine,
    and cast off his blossom like the olive tree.
34 For (M)the company of the godless is barren,
    and (N)fire consumes the tents of bribery.
35 They (O)conceive trouble and give birth to evil,
    and their (P)womb prepares deceit.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:29 Or nor will his produce bend down to the earth

20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment,(A)
    the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.(B)
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(C)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(D)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(E)
    he is marked for the sword.(F)
23 He wanders about(G) for food like a vulture;(H)
    he knows the day of darkness(I) is at hand.(J)
24 Distress and anguish(K) fill him with terror;(L)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king(M) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(N) at God
    and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(O)
26 defiantly charging against him
    with a thick, strong shield.(P)

27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(Q)
28 he will inhabit ruined towns
    and houses where no one lives,(R)
    houses crumbling to rubble.(S)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(T)
    nor will his possessions spread over the land.(U)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(V)
    a flame(W) will wither his shoots,(X)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(Y) will carry him away.(Z)
31 Let him not deceive(AA) himself by trusting what is worthless,(AB)
    for he will get nothing in return.(AC)
32 Before his time(AD) he will wither,(AE)
    and his branches will not flourish.(AF)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(AG)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(AH)
34 For the company of the godless(AI) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(AJ) the tents of those who love bribes.(AK)
35 They conceive trouble(AL) and give birth to evil;(AM)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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(A)Does God pervert justice?
    Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
If your (B)children have sinned against him,
    he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
If you will seek God
    and (C)plead with the Almighty for mercy,
if you are pure and upright,
    surely then he will (D)rouse himself for you
    and (E)restore your rightful habitation.

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Does God pervert justice?(A)
    Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(B)
When your children sinned against him,
    he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(C)
But if you will seek God earnestly
    and plead(D) with the Almighty,(E)
if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(F)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(G)

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(A)I have seen the fool taking root,
    but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
His children are (B)far from safety;
    they are crushed in (C)the gate,
    and there is no one to deliver them.
The hungry eat his harvest,
    and he takes it even out of thorns,[a]
    and the thirsty pant[b] after his[c] wealth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Job 5:5 Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew could be read as and the snare pants
  3. Job 5:5 Hebrew their

I myself have seen(A) a fool taking root,(B)
    but suddenly(C) his house was cursed.(D)
His children(E) are far from safety,(F)
    crushed in court(G) without a defender.(H)
The hungry consume his harvest,(I)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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As I have seen, those who (A)plow iniquity
    and sow trouble reap the same.
By (B)the breath of God they perish,
    and by (C)the blast of his anger they are consumed.
10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
    (D)the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

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As I have observed,(A) those who plow evil(B)
    and those who sow trouble reap it.(C)
At the breath of God(D) they perish;
    at the blast of his anger they are no more.(E)
10 The lions may roar(F) and growl,
    yet the teeth of the great lions(G) are broken.(H)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(I)
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(J)

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