11 God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; 13 His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
Job 16:11–13
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