took him: Job 19:14-17; Psalms 38:5, Psalms 38:7; Luke 16:20-21
he sat: Job 42:6; 2 Samuel 13:19; Isaiah 61:3; Ezekiel 27:30; Jonah 3:6; Matthew 11:21
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Job 2:8
Job 2:8
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