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Job 16:5
Job 16:5
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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take, which is to undervalue one another's sense, and wisdom, and
management. The longer the saw of contention is drawn the hotter it
grows;…Job 16:1-6Job 16:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryJob to Eliphaz: 1. Unacceptable comfort and unassuaged grief.
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