Job 30:12
New Living Translation
12 These outcasts oppose me to my face.
They send me sprawling
and lay traps in my path.
Job 19:12
New Living Translation
12 His troops advance.
They build up roads to attack me.
They camp all around my tent.
Isaiah 3:5
New Living Translation
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
Psalm 140:4-5
New Living Translation
4 O Lord, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
5 The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
Job 19:18
New Living Translation
18 Even young children despise me.
When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me.
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