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Job 15:16

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How much: Rather, "How much less aph kee:, abominable and filthy man," who, under the influence of sinful propensities, commits sin as greedily as a thirsty man or camel drinks down water.

abominable: Job 4:19, Job 42:6; Psalms 14:1-3, Psalms 53:3; Romans 1:28-30, Romans 3:9-19; Titus 3:3

drinketh: Job 20:12, Job 34:7; Proverbs 19:28

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