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Oh that my grief and calamity were justly weighed and laid equally in the balances!

For it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore, my words are swallowed up.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.

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“If only my anguish could be weighed
    and all my misery be placed on the scales!(A)
It would surely outweigh the sand(B) of the seas—
    no wonder my words have been impetuous.(C)
The arrows(D) of the Almighty(E) are in me,(F)
    my spirit drinks(G) in their poison;(H)
    God’s terrors(I) are marshaled against me.(J)

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