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14 They die in their youth,
    and their life ends in shame.[a](A)
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction
    and opens their ear by adversity.(B)
16 He also allured you out of distress
    into a broad place where there was no constraint,
    and what was set on your table was full of fatness.(C)

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  1. 36.14 Heb ends among the prostitutes

14 They die in their youth,(A)
    among male prostitutes of the shrines.(B)
15 But those who suffer(C) he delivers in their suffering;(D)
    he speaks(E) to them in their affliction.(F)

16 “He is wooing(G) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(H) free from restriction,(I)
    to the comfort of your table(J) laden with choice food.(K)

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