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The Book of Job, Chapter 6, Verse 15

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To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
King James Version
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away;
American Standard Version
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;
New English Translation
My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.
World English Bible
My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;
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Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid:
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What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
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The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
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The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
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They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
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For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and are afraid.
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Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
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Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?