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“O that my vexation were weighed
    and all my calamity laid in the balances!(A)
For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
    therefore my words have been rash.(B)
For the arrows of the Almighty[a] are in me;
    my spirit drinks their poison;
    the terrors of God are arrayed against me.(C)

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  1. 6.4 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

“If only my anguish could be weighed
    and all my misery be placed on the scales!(A)
It would surely outweigh the sand(B) of the seas—
    no wonder my words have been impetuous.(C)
The arrows(D) of the Almighty(E) are in me,(F)
    my spirit drinks(G) in their poison;(H)
    God’s terrors(I) are marshaled against me.(J)

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