Jeremiah 20:16-18

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¹⁶ May the Lord destroy that man,
    as he completely destroyed those cities long ago.^[a]
I want that man to hear people who are weeping in the morning.
    I want him to hear the noise of battles at noon.
¹⁷ He should have killed me before I was born.
    I should have died inside my mother.
She would have held me inside her.
    That would have been my grave for ever.
¹⁸ I should have stayed in that safe place.
In my life, I only receive trouble and pain.
    When I die, all I will have is shame.