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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 (A)land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
39 If I have (B)eaten its [a]fruit without money,
Or have (C)caused [b]its owners to lose their lives,
40 May the (D)thorn-bush [c]grow instead of wheat,
And stinkweed instead of barley.”

The words of Job are ended.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:39 Lit strength
  2. Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire
  3. Job 31:40 Lit come forth