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Job 3:21
That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:
Job 3:21 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Job 3:21 in other translations
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
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In context
18 And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
20 Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?
21 That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:
22 And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave?
23 To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?
24 Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:
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