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For my sighing comes before I eat, And my groanings pour out like water.
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He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.
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“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the reeds flourish without water?
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If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap,
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Because you would forget your misery, And remember it as waters that have passed away,
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If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
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Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.
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As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up,
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As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.
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How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, Who drinks iniquity like water!
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You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
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Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you.
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“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
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As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.
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“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
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He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
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He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.
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To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure.
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My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch.
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What man is like Job, Who drinks scorn like water,
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For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist,
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By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen.
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“Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,
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The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.
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“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?
