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Job Lists His Hopes Despite His Deplorable Condition

24 “Surely he won’t stretch his hand against the needy, will he,
    especially if they cry to him in their calamity?
25 Haven’t I wept for the one who is going through hard times?
    Haven’t I grieved for the needy?
26 I have hoped for good, but evil came instead;
    I have hoped for light, but darkness came.

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24 “Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man(A)
    when he cries for help in his distress.(B)
25 Have I not wept for those in trouble?(C)
    Has not my soul grieved for the poor?(D)
26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;
    when I looked for light, then came darkness.(E)

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