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21 For the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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29 The righteous shall inherit the land
    and live in it forever.(A)

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29 The righteous will inherit the land(A)
    and dwell in it forever.(B)

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For the wicked shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(A)

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For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

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30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
    from those who walk uprightly.(A)

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.(A)

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12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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22 surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
    but those cursed by him shall be cut off.(A)

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22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses(A) will be destroyed.(B)

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11 But the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.(A)

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11 But the meek will inherit the land(A)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(B)

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    live in the land and enjoy security.(A)

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
    they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(A)
It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
    who conduct their affairs with justice.
For the righteous will never be moved;
    they will be remembered forever.(B)

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Even in darkness light dawns(A) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(B)
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(C)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(D)
    they will be remembered(E) forever.

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Job and His Family

There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.(A)

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Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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