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13 He is God and he does not relent;
    the helpers of Rahab[a] bow beneath him.
14 How then could I give him any answer,
    or choose out arguments against him!
15 Even though I were right, I could not answer,(A)
    but should rather beg for what was due me.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Rahab: another name for the primeval sea-monster; see notes on 3:8 and Ps 89:11; cf. Jb 7:12; 26:12.

13 God does not restrain his anger;(A)
    even the cohorts of Rahab(B) cowered at his feet.

14 “How then can I dispute with him?
    How can I find words to argue with him?(C)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(D)
    I could only plead(E) with my Judge(F) for mercy.(G)

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