7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Job 23:7
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Job 9:14–16
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Job 13:2–4
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Job 16:20–22
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Job 40:7–9
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Job 9:31–33
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Job 13:14–16
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