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I was silent and still;
    I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse;(A)

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So I remained utterly silent,(A)
    not even saying anything good.
But my anguish(B) increased;

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10 But he said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Shall we receive good from God and not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.(A)

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.