22 Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth; 23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’? 24 Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
Job 6:22–24
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Job 34:31–33
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Job 10:6–8
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Book of Jubilees 35:4–6
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Psalms 7:2–4
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2 Baruch 21:19–21
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Jeremiah 26:13–15
13 So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. 14 As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. 15 But know for certain that if you…
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