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19 The unimportant and the important are both there,
    and the servant is free from his master.

20 “Why does God[a] give light to the sufferer
    or life to the bitter person:
21 To those who are longing for death—
    even though it does not come?
To those who search for it
    more than for hidden treasure?

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  1. Job 3:20 Lit. he

19 The small and the great are there,(A)
    and the slaves are freed from their owners.

20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,(B)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(C)
    who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(D)

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