17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(A)
    and there the weary are at rest.(B)

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17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

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17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [a]weary are at (A)rest.

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  1. Job 3:17 Lit. weary of strength

The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
    you will look for me, but I will be no more.(A)
As a cloud vanishes(B) and is gone,
    so one who goes down to the grave(C) does not return.(D)
10 He will never come to his house again;
    his place(E) will know him no more.(F)

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The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

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(A)The eye of him who sees me will see me no more;
While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.
As the cloud disappears and vanishes away,
So (B)he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
10 He shall never return to his house,
(C)Nor shall his place know him anymore.

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21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
    and forgive my sins?(A)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;(B)
    you will search for me, but I will be no more.”(C)

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21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

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21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression,
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
And You will seek me diligently,
But I will no longer be.

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22 to the land of deepest night,
    of utter darkness(A) and disorder,
    where even the light is like darkness.”(B)

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22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

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22 A land as dark as darkness itself,
As the shadow of death, without any order,
Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

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19 Can anyone bring charges against me?(A)
    If so, I will be silent(B) and die.(C)

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19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

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19 (A)Who is he who will contend with me?
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.

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10 But a man dies and is laid low;(A)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(B)
11 As the water of a lake dries up
    or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,(C)
12 so he lies down and does not rise;(D)
    till the heavens are no more,(E) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(F)

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10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

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10 But man dies and [a]is laid away;
Indeed he [b]breathes his last
And where is (A)he?
11 As water disappears from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dries up,
12 So man lies down and does not rise.
(B)Till the heavens are no more,
They will not awake
Nor be roused from their sleep.

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  1. Job 14:10 lies prostrate
  2. Job 14:10 expires

27 I myself will see him
    with my own eyes(A)—I, and not another.
    How my heart yearns(B) within me!

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27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

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27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my [a]heart yearns within me!

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  1. Job 19:27 Lit. kidneys

13 They spend their years in prosperity(A)
    and go down to the grave(B) in peace.[a](C)

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  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant

13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

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13 They (A)spend their days in wealth,
And [a]in a moment go down to the [b]grave.

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  1. Job 21:13 Without lingering
  2. Job 21:13 Or Sheol

23 One person dies in full vigor,(A)
    completely secure and at ease,(B)

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23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

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23 One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;

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