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11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
    I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
    I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.(A)

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11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;(A)
    I will speak out in the anguish(B) of my spirit,
    I will complain(C) in the bitterness of my soul.(D)

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I have told the glad news of deliverance
    in the great congregation;
see, I have not restrained my lips,
    as you know, O Lord.(A)

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I proclaim your saving acts(A) in the great assembly;(B)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.(C)

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Job: I Loathe My Life

10 “I loathe my life;
    I will give free utterance to my complaint;
    I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.(A)

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10 “I loathe my very life;(A)
    therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
    and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(B)

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10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

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10 In her deep anguish(A) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.

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17 Surely it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness,
but you have held back[a] my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.(A)

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  1. 38.17 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb loved

17 Surely it was for my benefit(A)
    that I suffered such anguish.(B)
In your love you kept me
    from the pit(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(D)
    behind your back.(E)

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15 But what can I say? For he has spoken to me,
    and he himself has done it.
All my sleep has fled[a]
    because of the bitterness of my soul.(A)

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  1. 38.15 Cn Compare Syr: Heb I will walk slowly all my years

15 But what can I say?(A)
    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.(B)
I will walk humbly(C) all my years
    because of this anguish of my soul.(D)

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25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,
    never having tasted of good.

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25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(A)
    never having enjoyed anything good.

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For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you grief but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

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For I wrote you(A) out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

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44 In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.]][a](A)

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  1. 22.44 Other ancient authorities lack 22.43 and 22.44

44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[a]

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  1. Luke 22:44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.

37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be grieved and agitated.(A) 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.”(B)

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37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(A) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow(B) to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”(C)

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“If I speak, my pain is not assuaged,
    and if I refrain, how much of it leaves me?

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“Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved;
    and if I refrain, it does not go away.(A)

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13 “Let me have silence, and I will speak,
    and let come on me what may.

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13 “Keep silent(A) and let me speak;(B)
    then let come to me what may.(C)

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15 If I am wicked, woe to me!
    If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
    and look upon my affliction.(A)

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15 If I am guilty(A)—woe to me!(B)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(C)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in[a] my affliction.(D)

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  1. Job 10:15 Or and aware of