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16     or sleeping like a stillborn child.
17 In the grave wicked people stop their evil,
    and tired workers find rest at last.
18 Even prisoners enjoy peace,
    free from shouts and harsh commands.

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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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