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Job 29:16-18
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16 I was a father to the needy,
    and I defended the rights of the stranger.
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched their prey from their teeth.
18 “Then I thought, ‘I will die in honor
    after having multiplied my days like grains of sand,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:18 Grains of sand: another possible translation is: “the phoenix”—a symbol of long life. The ancients regarded the phoenix as a bird that lived for centuries, then became consumed in flames, and finally arose from the ashes with new life.
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Job 29:16-18
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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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