4 His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 5:4
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Job 27:13–15
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Job 14:20–22
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Job 20:9–11
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Sirach 11:5–7
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Baruch 4:31–33
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Isaiah 51:17–19
17 Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger. 18 Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons sh…
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