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13 But once he decides, who can contradict him?
    What he desires, that he does.(A)
14 For he will carry out what is appointed for me,
    and many such things he has in store.
15 Therefore I am terrified before him;
    when I take thought, I dread him.
16 For it is God who has made my heart faint,
    the Almighty who has terrified me.
17 Yes, would that I had vanished in darkness,
    hidden by the thick gloom before me.

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13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(A)
    He does whatever he pleases.(B)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.(C)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(D)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.(E)
16 God has made my heart faint;(F)
    the Almighty(G) has terrified me.(H)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(I)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

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