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Job 21:6-8
Contemporary English Version

6 and the very thought of myself
    fills me with disgust.

7 Why do evil people live so long
    and gain such power?
8 Why are they allowed to see
    their children grow up?[a]

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  1. 21.8 up: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 8.
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Job 21:6-8
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6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(A)
    trembling seizes my body.(B)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
    growing old and increasing in power?(C)
8 They see their children established around them,
    their offspring before their eyes.(D)

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