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v. Present participle of afflict.

adj. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv.

"For (Job 28: 1-28) the ways of divine wisdom in afflicting the godly are inscrutable: all that is sure to man is, the fear of the Lord is wisdom (Job 28: 28). by the hand -- rather, concerning the hand of God, namely, what God does in governing men. with the Almighty -- the counsel or principle which regulates God's dealings."

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afflict   

addicting    conflicting    constricting    contradicting    convicting