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13 I don’t have the power to help myself.
    All hope of success has been taken away from me.

14 “A person shouldn’t stop being kind to a friend.
    Anyone who does that stops showing respect for the Mighty One.
15 But my friends have stopped being kind to me.
    They are like streams that only flow for part of the year.
    They are like rivers that flow over their banks

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13 Do I have any power to help myself,(A)
    now that success has been driven from me?

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(B)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(C)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(D)
    as the streams that overflow

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