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16 Or why was I not laid in a grave like a stillborn child,
    like an infant that had never seen the light?
17 “In death[a] the wicked are free from worldly troubles
    and the weary find rest.
18 There the captives enjoy the solace of peace
    without having to cringe at the voice of their masters.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:17 In death: literally, “there.”