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Job 29:16-18
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16 I was like a father to needy people,
    and I ·took the side of [examined the cause of] ·strangers who were in trouble [L strangers; those I did not know].
17 I broke the ·fangs [or jaw] of evil people
    and snatched the ·captives [L prey; C the wicked are predators] from their teeth.

18 “I thought, ‘I will ·live for as many days as there are grains of [L multiply my days like] sand,
    and I will die in my ·own house [L nest].

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Job 29:16-18
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16 I was a father to the needy;(A)
    I took up the case(B) of the stranger.(C)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(D) from their teeth.(E)

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(F)

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