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16 My parents should have buried me,
    like a child that is born dead.
    I would never have seen the light of day.
17 After death, wicked people can no longer cause any trouble.
    People who have become tired can rest.
18 Even prisoners can enjoy a time of peace.
    No guards are there to shout at them.

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16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(A)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?(B)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(C)
    and there the weary are at rest.(D)
18 Captives(E) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s(F) shout.(G)

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