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20 Do not long for the night,
    when peoples are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, do not turn to iniquity,
    for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power;
    who is a teacher like him?

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20 Do not long for the night,(A)
    to drag people away from their homes.[a]
21 Beware of turning to evil,(B)
    which you seem to prefer to affliction.(C)

22 “God is exalted in his power.(D)
    Who is a teacher like him?(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:20 The meaning of the Hebrew for verses 18-20 is uncertain.