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 \v 16 No wicked person would dare to stand in the presence of God,
-\q1 but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong,
+\q1 but because I say I have not done things that are wrong,
 \q2 perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will declare me innocent."
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 \v 17 "God, listen very carefully to what I say; pay attention to me.
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 \q2 and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty.
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 \v 19 I certainly do not think that you or anyone else will say that what I say is false;
-\q2 if you did so, then I would speak no more, and I would die.
+\q2 if you did so, then I would speak no more and I would die.
 
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 \q2 Why do you act toward me as though I were your enemy?
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 \v 25 I am as insignificant as a leaf that the wind blows.
-\q2 Why are you trying to make me afraid ?
+\q2 Why are you trying to make me afraid?
 \q1 Why are you making me suffer?
 \q2 After all, I am as useless as a bit of dry chaff!
 
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-\v 26 It seems that you are writing things to accuse me of having sinned,
+\v 26 It seems that you are writing things to accuse me of having sinned
 \q2 and that you are writing down even the bad things I did when I was young.
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 \v 27 It is as though you have put my feet in stocks
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 \v 2 We disappear quickly, like flowers that grow from the ground quickly and then wither and die.
 \q2 We are like shadows that disappear when the sun stops shining.
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-\v 3 Yahweh, why do you keep watching me to see if I am doing something that is wrong ?
+\v 3 Yahweh, why do you keep watching me to see if I am doing something that is wrong?
 \q2 Do you want to take me to court to judge me?
 
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 \q2 or as a riverbed dries up,
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 \v 12 people lie down and die and do not get up again.
-\q1 Until the heavens do not exist any longer;
+\q1 Until the heavens do not exist any longer,
 \q2 people who die do not wake up,
 \q2 and no one can wake them up.
 
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-\v 13 Yahweh, I wish that you would put me safely in the place of the dead and forget about me, so that I do not suffer any more
+\v 13 Yahweh, I wish you would put me safely in the place of the dead and forget about me, so that I do not suffer anymore
 \q2 until you are no longer angry with me.
-\q1 I wish that you would decide how much time I would spend there,
+\q1 I wish you would decide how much time I would spend there
 \q2 and then remember that I am there.
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 \v 14 When we humans die, we will certainly not live again.
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 \v 15 You would call me, and I would answer.
-\q2 You would be eager to see me, one of the creatures that you had made.
+\q2 You would be eager to see me, one of the creatures that you have made.
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 \v 16 You would carefully see where I went,
 \q2 and you would not be interested in seeing whether I sinned or not.
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 \v 10 My friends and I are also wise;
-\q2 we acquired wisdom from old gray-haired people,
+\q2 we acquired wisdom from old, gray-haired people—
 \q2 from people who were born before your father was.
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 \v 11 God wants to comfort you
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 \q2 Why do your eyes flash with anger?
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 \v 13 You are angry with God,
-\q2 and so you say harsh things against him.
+\q2 so you say harsh things against him.
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 \v 14 How can any person, including you, be sinless?
 \q2 How can anyone on the earth be completely righteous?
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 \v 22 Wicked people do not really think that they will escape from darkness;
 \q2 they are sure that someone is waiting to kill them with a sword.
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-\v 23 They wander around, searching for food, saying 'Where can I find some?'
+\v 23 They wander around searching for food, saying, 'Where can I find some?'
 \q2 They know that they will soon experience disasters.
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 \v 24 Because they are afraid of those things happening to them, they worry
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 \v 25 These things happen to them because they shook their fists against Almighty God
 \q2 and thought that they were strong enough to defeat him.
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-\v 26 They stubbornly rush to attack God
+\v 26 They stubbornly rush to attack God,
 \q2 thinking that a strong shield will protect them.
 
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 \v 29 But they will not remain rich very long;
-\q2 Others will take everything that they own,
+\q2 others will take everything they own,
 \q2 and even their shadows will disappear from the earth.
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 \v 30 They will not escape from the darkness of death;