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17     For He flattens me with a tornado
        and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
18     He won’t even give me time to catch my breath;
        instead He force-feeds me more bitterness.
19     If it is an issue of power, there is no question
        He is the mighty one;
        and if it is an issue of justice, who would ever appoint me?

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17 He would crush me(A) with a storm(B)
    and multiply(C) my wounds for no reason.(D)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
    but would overwhelm me with misery.(E)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(F)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[a]?(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.