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If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and suppurates.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

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When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’(A)
    The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(B)
My body is clothed with worms(C) and scabs,
    my skin is broken and festering.(D)

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,(E)
    and they come to an end without hope.(F)

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