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13 I have no power to help myself.
    This is because success has been taken away from me.

14 “They say, ‘A man’s friends should be kind to him when he is in trouble.
    This should be done even if he stops fearing God All-Powerful.’
15 But my brothers cannot be counted on.
    They are like streams that do not flow regularly,
    streams that sometimes run over.

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13 Do I have any power to help myself,(A)
    now that success has been driven from me?

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(B)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(C)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(D)
    as the streams that overflow

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