19 (A)and were as though I had not been,
    carried from the womb to the grave.
20 (B)Are not my days few?
    (C)Then cease, and leave me alone, (D)that I may find a little cheer
21 before I go—and (E)I shall not return—
    to the land of (F)darkness and (G)deep shadow,

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19 If only I had never come into being,
    or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(A)
20 Are not my few days(B) almost over?(C)
    Turn away from me(D) so I can have a moment’s joy(E)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(F)
    to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(G)

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