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10 He opens their ears and instructs them,
    commanding them to repent from evil.
11 If they listen and serve him,[a]
    they’ll finish[b] their lives in prosperity
        and their years will be pleasant.

12 “But if they won’t listen,
    they’ll perish[c] by the sword
        and die in their ignorance.

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  1. Job 36:11 The Heb. lacks him
  2. Job 36:11 Or finish
  3. Job 36:12 Lit. by the sword they’ll pass through

10 He makes them listen(A) to correction(B)
    and commands them to repent of their evil.(C)
11 If they obey and serve him,(D)
    they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity(E)
    and their years in contentment.(F)
12 But if they do not listen,
    they will perish by the sword[a](G)
    and die without knowledge.(H)

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  1. Job 36:12 Or will cross the river