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One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them.
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On another day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
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When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.
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It stopped, but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice:
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“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
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When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’ The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
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“Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
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“Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me.
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before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
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Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him!
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Do you fix your eye on them? Will you bring them before you for judgment?
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“Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
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Before his time he will wither, and his branches will not flourish.
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“Only a few years will pass before I take the path of no return.
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He is driven from light into the realm of darkness and is banished from the world.
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They see their children established around them, their offspring before their eyes.
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How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?
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The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.
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They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.
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I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
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There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
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That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered.
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You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm.
