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16 Or why was I not laid in a grave like a stillborn child,
    like an infant that had never seen the light?
17 “In death[a] the wicked are free from worldly troubles
    and the weary find rest.
18 There the captives enjoy the solace of peace
    without having to cringe at the voice of their masters.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:17 In death: literally, “there.”

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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