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Job 16:5

I would strengthen you with my mouth, and would move my lips, as if being lenient to you
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King James Version

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

English Standard Version

I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.

New International Version

But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.