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19 There he lies, rotting along the roadside,[a]
    and others will sprout forth from the soil.
20 “Be assured, God will not reject a blameless person,
    nor will he grasp the hand of the wrongdoer.
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
    and your lips with joyful cries.

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  1. Job 8:19 There he lies, rotting along the roadside: the meaning of the Hebrew is unclear. The Vulgate reading is: “This is the joy of his way.”

19 Surely its life withers(A) away,
    and[a] from the soil other plants grow.(B)

20 “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(C)
    or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(D)
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter(E)
    and your lips with shouts of joy.(F)

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  1. Job 8:19 Or Surely all the joy it has / is that