They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 30 of Job. Job contrasts his former authority with his present humiliation before men whom he would once have considered inferior. He describes mockery, contempt, and loss of dignity. The social reversal intensifies his suffering: the one who once protected others now becomes an object of ridicule. The book thus shows that suffering affects identity, relationships, and social recognition.
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die Kinder gottloser und verachteter Leute, die man aus dem Lande weggetrieben.
Hijos de viles, y hombres sin nombre, Más bajos que la misma tierra.
Hijos de necios, gente sin nombre, echados de la tierra a latigazos.
Etres vils et méprisés, On les repousse du pays.
Erano gente da nulla, senza nome, Scacciata dal paese.
Eram filhos de doidos, e filhos de gente sem nome, e da terra foram expulsos.
這都是愚頑卑微人的兒女; 他們被鞭打,趕出境外。
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