How long: Job 11:2-3, Job 16:3, Job 18:2, Job 19:2-3; Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7; Proverbs 1:22
the words: Job 6:9, Job 6:26, Job 7:11, Job 15:2; 1 Kings 19:11
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Job 8:2
Job 8:2
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