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We have become orphans and fatherless;
    our mothers are like widows.
We must purchase the water we drink;
    we must pay for our own wood.
On our necks is the yoke of those who persecute us;
    although we are exhausted, we are afforded no rest.

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We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(A)
We must buy the water we drink;(B)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(C)
Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary(D) and find no rest.(E)

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