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What Good Is Life?[a]

20 “Why is light given to those in misery
    and life to those whose hearts are bitter,
21 who long for death that never comes
    and seek for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 who would rejoice to see the grave
    and exult on reaching the tomb,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:20 The author expands the debate and raises the fundamental question: Does life still have value for someone whom Providence has left without children?