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38 If my land cries out against me,
    and its furrows weep together;
39 if I have eaten its fruits without money,
    or have caused its owners to lose their life,
40 let briers grow instead of wheat,
    and stinkweed instead of barley.”

The words of Job are ended.

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38 If my land has cried out against me,
and its furrows have wept together,
39 if I have eaten its yield without payment,
or[a] I have caused the breath of its owners to die,
40 let thorns grow in place of wheat
and noxious weeds in place of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:39 Hebrew “and”