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13 “If you direct your heart rightly,
    you will stretch out your hands toward him.(A)
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
    and do not let wickedness reside in your tents.(B)
15 Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish;
    you will be secure and will not fear.(C)
16 You will forget your misery;
    you will remember it as waters that have passed away.(D)
17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
    its darkness will be like the morning.(E)
18 And you will have confidence because there is hope;
    you will be protected[a] and take your rest in safety.(F)
19 You will lie down, and no one will make you afraid;
    many will entreat your favor.
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
    all way of escape will be lost to them,
    and their hope is to breathe their last.”(G)

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  1. 11.18 Or you will look around

13 (A)If you would (B)direct your heart rightly
And (C)spread out your hands to Him,
14 If wrongdoing is in your hand, (D)put it far away,
And do not let malice dwell in your tents;
15 Then, indeed, you could (E)lift up your face without moral blemish,
And you would be firmly established and (F)not fear.
16 For you would (G)forget your trouble;
Like (H)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
17 Your [a]life would [b]be (I)brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
18 Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
19 You would (J)lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would [c](K)flatter you.
20 But the (L)eyes of the wicked will fail,
And [d]there will (M)be no escape for them;
And their (N)hope is [e](O)to breathe their last.”

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  1. Job 11:17 Lit lifespan
  2. Job 11:17 Lit rise above noonday
  3. Job 11:19 Lit soften your face
  4. Job 11:20 Lit escape has perished from them
  5. Job 11:20 Lit the expiring of the soul