what is a human being that you remember him,
a son of man[a] that you look after him?(A)

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  1. 8:4 Or a mere mortal

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[a](A)

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  1. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?

16 Pick up your lyre,
stroll through the city,
you forgotten prostitute.
Play skillfully,
sing many a song
so that you will be remembered.

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16 “Take up a harp, walk through the city,
    you forgotten prostitute;(A)
play the harp well, sing many a song,
    so that you will be remembered.”

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You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock.(A)

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You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(A)

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