25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
Job 12:25
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Job 5:13–15
13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. 14 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. 15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
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Psalms 107:26–28
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Psalms 107:39–41
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