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Then Job answered and said,
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ወተሰጥወ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ወይቤ ።
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Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
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አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ እምእዴየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘለፋየ ። ወአክበደ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ላዕሌየ ፡ ወአግዐረኒ ።
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Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
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ወምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘኢያአምር ፡ ከመ ፡ እረክቦ ፡ ወእበጽሖ ፡ እስከ ፡ ለዘላፎ ።
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I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
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ወይንግረኒ ፡ እመቦ ፡ ዘገበርኩ ። ወኢያረምም ፡ አፉየ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይወቅሥ ።
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I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
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ወያአምር ፡ ሊተሂ ፡ ወየሀበኒ ፡ ፈውሰ ። ወለበውኩ ፡ ዘይብለኒ ።
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Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
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ወእመሂ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ይመጽአኒ ። ወኢይግበር ፡ እንከ ፡ በመዐቱ ፡ ላዕሌየ ።
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There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
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እስመ ፡ ሣህል ፡ ወጽድቅ ፡ በኀቤሁ ። ወያዐርፈኒ ፡ ለዘላፉ ፡ እምኵነኔየ ።
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Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
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እስመ ፡ እገብእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ቀዲሙ ፡ ወኢይሄሉ ፡ እንከ ። ወደኃሪታሰ ፡ ኢያአምራ ።
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On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
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እገብእሂ ፡ መንገለ ፡ ፀጋም ፡ ወኢያደምፅ ። ወእትመየጥ ፡ መንገለ ፡ የማን ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘእሬኢ ።
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But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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ወእደ ፡ አእመረ ፡ ፍኖትየ ። ወፈተነኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ወርቅ ።
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My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
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ወእወፅእ ፡ እምተግሣጹ ። ወዐቀብኩ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ፡ ወኢተግሐሥኩ ።
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Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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ወኢኀለፍኩ ፡ እምትእዛዙ ። ወኃባእኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሕፅንየ ፡ ነገሮ ።
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But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
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ወመኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይትዋሣእ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ኵነኔ ። እስመ ፡ ዘውእቱ ፡ ፈቀደ ፡ ይገብር ።
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For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
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በእንተዝ ፡ አነሂ ፡ በእንቲአሁ ፡ ጐጓእኩ ። ተገሢጽየ ፡ ሐሌክዎ ።
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Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
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በእንተዝ ፡ ደንገፅኩ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ። እሔልዮሂ ፡ ወይገርመኒ ።
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For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
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እግዚአ ፡ ብሔር ፡ መሰዎ ፡ ለልብየ ። ወዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ አጐጐአኒ ።
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Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
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በአይቴ ፡ አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትመጽአኒ ፡ ጽልመት ። ወደፈነኒ ፡ ውሰተ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ ቆባር ።
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