26 (A)But when I looked for good, evil came to me;
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
27 [a]My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest;
Days of affliction confront me.
28 (B)I go about mourning, but not in the sun;
I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.

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  1. Job 30:27 I seethe inside

26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.

28 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

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26 But (A)when I hoped for good, evil came,
    and when I waited for light, (B)darkness came.
27 My inward parts are in turmoil and never still;
    days of affliction (C)come to meet me.
28 I (D)go about darkened, but not by the sun;
    I stand up in (E)the assembly and cry for help.

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