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“Job says, ‘I’m not guilty of doing anything wrong.
    But God doesn’t treat me fairly.
Even though I’m right,
    he thinks I’m a liar.
Even though I’m not guilty,
    his arrows give me wounds that can’t be healed.’
Is there anyone like Job?
    He accuses God as easily as he drinks water.
He’s a companion of those who do evil.
    He spends his time with sinful people.
He asks, ‘What good is it
    to try to please God?’

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“Job says, ‘I am innocent,(A)
    but God denies me justice.(B)
Although I am right,
    I am considered a liar;(C)
although I am guiltless,(D)
    his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’(E)
Is there anyone like Job,
    who drinks scorn like water?(F)
He keeps company with evildoers;
    he associates with the wicked.(G)
For he says, ‘There is no profit
    in trying to please God.’(H)

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