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# if I have lifted up my hand against the orphan
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"if I have threatened to harm the orphan"
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# the orphan
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"orphans" or "fatherless people"
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# I saw my support in the city gate
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"I knew that the leaders at the city gate would approve of me". This is where the important men of the city would gather to make decisions.
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# then bring charges against me
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This phrase is not in the original language or in other versions of the Bible. It was added to help preserve the meaning of Job's statement in this long sentence.