25 (A)Have I not wept for him who was in trouble?
Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
26 (B)But when I looked for good, evil came to me;
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
27 [a]My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest;
Days of affliction confront me.

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  1. Job 30:27 I seethe inside

25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.

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25 Have I not (A)wept for the [a]one whose life is hard?
Was my soul not grieved for (B)the needy?
26 When I (C)expected good, evil came;
When I waited for light, (D)darkness came.
27 [b]I am seething (E)within and cannot rest;
Days of misery confront me.

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  1. Job 30:25 Lit hard of day
  2. Job 30:27 Lit My inward parts are boiling

25 Did not I (A)weep for him whose day was hard?
    Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
26 But (B)when I hoped for good, evil came,
    and when I waited for light, (C)darkness came.
27 My inward parts are in turmoil and never still;
    days of affliction (D)come to meet me.

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