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My spirit is broken; I am ready to give up. My life is almost gone; the grave is waiting for me. |
2
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People stand around me and laugh at me. I watch them as they tease and insult me. |
3
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"God, give me some support. No one else will! |
4
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You have closed my friends' minds, and they don't understand. Please don't let them win. |
5
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You know what people say: 'A man neglects his own children to help his friends.' But my friends have turned against me. |
6
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God has made my name a bad word to everyone. People spit in my face. |
7
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My eyes are almost blind from my grief. My whole body is as thin as a shadow. |
8
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Good people wonder how this could happen. The innocent are upset with anyone who is against God. |
9
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But those who do right will continue to do what is right. Those who are not guilty grow stronger and stronger. |
10
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"But come on, all of you, and try to prove me wrong. I don't find any of you to be wise. |
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My life is passing away, and my plans are destroyed. My hope is gone. |
12
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Everything is confused— night is day, and evening comes when it should be dawn. |
13
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"I might hope for the grave to be my new home. I might hope to make my bed in the dark grave. |
14
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I might say to the grave, 'You are my father,' and to the worms, 'my mother' or 'my sister.' |
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But you can't really call that hope, can you? Does anyone see any hope for me? |
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Will hope go down with me to the place of death? Will we go down into the dirt together?" |
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