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14 “They say, ‘A man’s friends should be kind to him when he is in trouble.
    This should be done even if he stops fearing God All-Powerful.’
15 But my brothers cannot be counted on.
    They are like streams that do not flow regularly,
    streams that sometimes run over.
16 They are like streams made dark by melting ice,
    that rise with melting snow.

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14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(A)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(B)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(C)
    as the streams that overflow
16 when darkened by thawing ice
    and swollen with melting snow,(D)

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