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13 But He is unique and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
14 For He performs what is apportioned for me,
And many such decrees are with Him.
15 Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence;
I carefully consider, and I am in dread of Him.
16 It is God who has made my (A)heart faint,
And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
17 But I (B)am not silenced by the darkness,
Nor (C)thick darkness which covers me.

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13 But he is unchangeable,[a] and (A)who can turn him back?
    What he (B)desires, that he does.
14 For he will complete what he (C)appoints for me,
    and many such things are (D)in his mind.
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
    when I consider, I am in dread of him.
16 God has made my (E)heart faint;
    the Almighty has terrified me;
17 yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
    nor because thick darkness covers my face.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:13 Or one

13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(A)
    He does whatever he pleases.(B)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.(C)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(D)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.(E)
16 God has made my heart faint;(F)
    the Almighty(G) has terrified me.(H)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(I)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

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