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have_v say_v i_o be_o righteous_a and_o god_n have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n shall_v i_o lie_v against_o my_o right_n my_o wound_n be_v incurable_a without_o transgression_n second_o he_o condemn_v he_o for_o comply_v with_o the_o wicked_a not_o that_o he_o think_v job_n act_v like_o they_o but_o because_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n he_o in_o his_o suffering_n speak_v sometime_o and_o behave_v himself_o like_o they_o chap._n 34.8_o which_o go_v in_o company_n with_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o walk_v with_o wicked_a man_n further_o he_o charge_v he_o with_o stubbornness_n against_o god_n chap._n 34.37_o for_o he_o add_v rebellion_n unto_o his_o sin_n and_o which_o sound_v strange_o with_o a_o easiness_n towards_o evil_a man_n chap_n 36.17_o thou_o have_v fulfil_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a judgement_n and_o justice_n take_v hold_v on_o thou_o thus_o elihu_n condemn_v job_n many_o way_n but_o he_o condemn_v he_o not_o without_o find_v a_o answer_n yea_o i_o may_v 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