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2 Esdras 8:54
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Job 11:15–17
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Ecclesiastes 11:9–10
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Job 8:18–20
18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’ 19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust. 20 Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
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