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16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
    like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked will have stopped causing trouble,
    and there the exhausted will rest.
18 Captives will relax together;
    they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

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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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