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Job 16:19-21
Contemporary English Version

19 (A) Even now, God in heaven
is both my witness
    and my protector.
20 My friends have rejected me,
    but God is the one I beg[a]
21 to show that I am right,
    just as a friend should.

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  1. 16.20 My friends … beg: Or “God is my friend, and he is the one I beg.”
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Job 16:19-21
New International Version

19 Even now my witness(A) is in heaven;(B)
    my advocate is on high.(C)
20 My intercessor(D) is my friend[a](E)
    as my eyes pour out(F) tears(G) to God;
21 on behalf of a man he pleads(H) with God
    as one pleads for a friend.

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  1. Job 16:20 Or My friends treat me with scorn
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