7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. 8 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
Job 27:7–9
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Job 31:13–15
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Job 21:6–8
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Psalms 94:15–17
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Job 21:29–31
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