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27 “Look, I know what you’re thinking.
    I know the schemes you plot against 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 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this 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 commands are trustworthy.
    Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.

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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 God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment.

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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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I have done nothing wrong,
    yet they prepare to attack me.
    Wake up! See what is happening and help me!

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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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Conclusion: The Lord Blesses Job

After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, 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 was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God[a] appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:3 As in ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; the Masoretic Text reads Job.

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 This is the reward that God gives the wicked.
    It is the inheritance decreed 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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the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
    and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

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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 writhe in pain throughout their lives.
    Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
21 The sound of terror rings in their ears,
    and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
22 They dare not go out into the darkness
    for fear they will be murdered.
23 They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’[a]
    They know their day of destruction is near.
24 That dark day terrifies them.
    They live in distress and anguish,
    like a king preparing for battle.
25 For they shake their fists at God,
    defying the Almighty.
26 Holding their strong shields,
    they defiantly charge against him.

27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
    their waists bulge with fat.
28 But their cities will be ruined.
    They will live in abandoned houses
    that are ready to tumble down.
29 Their riches will not last,
    and their wealth will not endure.
    Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

30 “They will not escape the darkness.
    The burning sun will wither their shoots,
    and the breath of God will destroy them.
31 Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
    for emptiness will be their only reward.
32 They will be cut down in the prime of life;
    their branches will never again be green.
33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early,
    like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.
34 For the godless are barren.
    Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.
35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
    Their womb produces deceit.”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:23 Greek version reads He is appointed to be food for a vulture.

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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Does God twist justice?
    Does the Almighty twist what is right?
Your children must have sinned against him,
    so their punishment was well deserved.
But if you pray to God
    and seek the favor of the Almighty,
and if you are pure and live with integrity,
    he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.

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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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I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment,
    but then comes sudden disaster.
Their children are abandoned far from help;
    they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
The hungry devour their harvest,
    even when it is guarded by brambles.[a]
    The thirsty pant after their wealth.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5a The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. 5:5b As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads A snare snatches their wealth.

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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My experience shows that those who plant trouble
    and cultivate evil will harvest the same.
A breath from God destroys them.
    They vanish in a blast of his anger.
10 The lion roars and the wildcat snarls,
    but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.
11 The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey,
    and the cubs of the lioness will be 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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