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10 The number of our days make 70 years,
    or maybe 80 years if we are strong enough.
But even in the best years of our lives,
    we have trouble and pain.
Our lives quickly pass,
    and we hurry towards death.
11 Lord, nobody knows all the power of your anger.
    It is your anger that causes people to be afraid of you.
12 Teach us to count carefully the days of our short lives.
    Then we will be wise in how we live.

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