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I am given months of pain and nights of suffering for no reason. When I lie down I say, ‘When will I get up?’ But the night is long, and I am always turning from side to side until morning. My flesh is covered with worms and dirt. My skin becomes hard and breaks open.

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so I have been allotted months of futility,
    and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(A)
When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’(B)
    The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(C)
My body is clothed with worms(D) and scabs,
    my skin is broken and festering.(E)

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