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26 But when I waited for good, evil came.
When I hoped for light, darkness came.
27 My emotions[a] are boiling over.
They are never quiet.
Days of suffering confront me.
28 I walk around darkened, but not by the sun.
I stand in the assembly and cry for help.

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  1. Job 30:27 Literally my intestines

26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;
    when I looked for light, then came darkness.(A)
27 The churning inside me never stops;(B)
    days of suffering confront me.(C)
28 I go about blackened,(D) but not by the sun;
    I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.(E)

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