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¶ For the iniquity does not come forth out of the dust; neither does chastisement spring up out of the ground;

yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

I would certainly seek God, and unto God would I commit my affairs;

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For hardship does not spring from the soil,
    nor does trouble sprout from the ground.(A)
Yet man is born to trouble(B)
    as surely as sparks fly upward.

“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.(C)

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