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Will windy words have an end?
    Or what provokes you that you answer?
I also could speak as you do,
    if your soul were in my place.
I could heap up words against you
    and shake my head at you;
but I would strengthen you with my mouth,
    and the moving of my lips would relieve your grief.

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Will your long-winded speeches never end?(A)
    What ails you that you keep on arguing?(B)
I also could speak like you,
    if you were in my place;
I could make fine speeches against you
    and shake my head(C) at you.
But my mouth would encourage you;
    comfort(D) from my lips would bring you relief.(E)

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