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12 turn night into day.
    Even though it’s dark,
    ‘Light is nearby.’
13 Suppose the only home I can hope for is a grave.
    And suppose I make my bed in the darkness of death.
14 Suppose I say to the grave,
    ‘You are like a father to me.’
And suppose I say to its worms,
    ‘You are like a mother or sister to me.’

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12 turn night into day;(A)
    in the face of the darkness light is near.(B)
13 If the only home I hope for is the grave,(C)
    if I spread out my bed(D) in the realm of darkness,(E)
14 if I say to corruption,(F) ‘You are my father,’
    and to the worm,(G) ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’

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