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Job 29:16-18
New Living Translation

16 I was a father to the poor
    and assisted strangers who needed help.
17 I broke the jaws of godless oppressors
    and plucked their victims from their teeth.

18 “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family
    after a long, good life.[a]

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  1. 29:18 Hebrew after I have counted my days like sand.
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Job 29:16-18
New International Version

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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