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"My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. |
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I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me. |
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"You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me. |
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You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph. |
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They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger. |
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"God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face. |
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My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self. |
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The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly. |
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The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. |
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"As for all of you, come back with a better argument, though I still won't find a wise man among you. |
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My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart's desires are broken. |
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These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light. |
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What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness? |
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What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister? |
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Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it? |
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No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!" |
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