Job 33:16-18

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¹⁶then he opens the ears of men,
    and terrifies them with warnings,
¹⁷that he may turn man aside from his deed,
    and cut off^[a] pride from man;
¹⁸he keeps back his soul from the Pit,
    his life from perishing by the sword.

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Job 33:17 Cn: Heb hide

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