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# Who has ever perished when innocent?
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Eliphaz uses this question to prompt Job to search his life for sin (and God's righteous judgment) as the cause of his loss. Alternate translation: "No one has ever perished when innocent." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# when were the upright people ever cut off
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This question also means to make a statement, and may be put into active form. Alternate translation: "No one has ever cut off an upright person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# cut off
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Here being cut off represents being destroyed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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