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13 Suppose the only home I can hope for is a grave.
    And suppose I make my bed in the darkness of death.
14 Suppose I say to the grave,
    ‘You are like a father to me.’
And suppose I say to its worms,
    ‘You are like a mother or sister to me.’
15 Then what hope do I have?
    Who can give me any hope?

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13 If the only home I hope for is the grave,(A)
    if I spread out my bed(B) in the realm of darkness,(C)
14 if I say to corruption,(D) ‘You are my father,’
    and to the worm,(E) ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
15 where then is my hope—(F)
    who can see any hope for me?(G)

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