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17 “How often is it that (A)the lamp of the wicked is put out?
    That their calamity comes upon them?
    That God[a] distributes pains in his anger?

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  1. Job 21:17 Hebrew he

17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(A)
    How often does calamity(B) come upon them,
    the fate God allots in his anger?(C)

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17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

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(A)The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but (B)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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20 (A)If one curses his father or his mother,
    (B)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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20 for the evil man has no (A)future;
    (B)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(A)

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20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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28 For it is you who light my (A)lamp;
    the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

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28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(A) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(B)

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28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

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