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16 I was a father to (A)the needy,
And I searched out the case which I did not know.
17 I (B)broke the fangs of the unjust
And snatched the prey from his teeth.
18 Then I [a]said, ‘I will breathe my last [b]in my nest,
And I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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  1. Job 29:18 Or thought
  2. Job 29:18 Lit with

16 I was a father to the needy;(A)
    I took up the case(B) of the stranger.(C)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(D) from their teeth.(E)

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(F)

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