Job 7:13
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13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,’
Psalm 6:6
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6 I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
Psalm 77:4
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4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Job 9:27-28
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27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
Job 7:3-4
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3 so I am allotted months of emptiness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.(A)
4 When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I rise?’
But the night is long,
and I am full of tossing until dawn.(B)
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