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13 
“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline];
They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].(A)
14 
“They die in youth,
And their life ends among the [a]cult prostitutes.(B)
15 
“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.

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  1. Job 36:14 I.e. those practicing sodomy and prostitution in pagan religious rites.

13 But the godless in heart nurture anger;
They do not call for help when He binds them.
14 [a]They die in youth,
And their life perishes among the (A)cult prostitutes.
15 He rescues the afflicted in [b]their (B)misery,
And (C)opens their ears in time of oppression.

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  1. Job 36:14 Lit Their soul dies
  2. Job 36:15 Lit his

13 “The godless in heart(A) harbor resentment;(B)
    even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.(C)
14 They die in their youth,(D)
    among male prostitutes of the shrines.(E)
15 But those who suffer(F) he delivers in their suffering;(G)
    he speaks(H) to them in their affliction.(I)

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