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“Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul,
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;
“Why is the light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter in soul,
Why is light [of life] given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,
Why is light given to the hard worker, life to those bitter of soul,
They long for death, but it never comes; they search for it more than for buried treasure;
Why does God let me live when life is miserable and so bitter?
Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,
Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?
“Why must a suffering person continue to live? Why let anyone live such a bitter life?
I am suffering very much. Why does God let me wake up each day? I am very upset, so why does God continue to let me live?
Why is light given to those weighed down with grief? Why is life given to those whose spirit is bitter,
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
“Why is light given to those in misery? Why is life given to those who are ·so unhappy [depressed]?
Wherefore is the light given to him that is in misery? and life unto them that have heavy hearts?
“Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,
Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief
Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,
“Why is life given to those who are in misery? Why is it given to those who are so unhappy?
“Why does God give light to the sufferer or life to the bitter person:
¶ Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
“Why is light given to him who is troubled, And life to the bitter of soul,
“Why does he give light to one in misery and life to those bitter of soul,
“Oh, why should light and life be given to those in misery and bitterness, who long for death, and it won’t come; who search for death as others search for food or money?
“Why does God bother giving light to the miserable, why bother keeping bitter people alive, Those who want in the worst way to die, and can’t, who can’t imagine anything better than death, Who count the day of their death and burial the happiest day of their life? What’s the point of life when it doesn’t make sense, when God blocks all the roads to meaning?
“Why is light given to the miserable, and life unto the bitter in soul,
“Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,
Why is light given to the toilers, life to the bitter in spirit?
“Why is light given to one burdened with grief, And life to the bitter of soul,
“Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,
“Why is light given to those in misery and life to those whose hearts are bitter,
“Why is light given to those in misery? Why is life given to those who are so unhappy?
“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
“Why should those who suffer ever be born? Why should life be given to those whose spirits are bitter?
“Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
‘Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
“Why is light given to him who suffers? Why is life given to those who feel sad in their soul?
“Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter?
‘Why is light given to one in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
‘Why is light given to one in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
“Why is light given to one in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
“Why is light given to one in misery and life to the bitter in soul,
Why is ohr given to him that is in misery, and chayyim unto the bitter in nefesh;
“Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
“Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
Why is light given to one who suffers and life to the bitter of soul,
Why is light awarded to those distressed, and life given to embittered souls
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
Why is light given to the wretch, and life to them that be in bitterness of soul? (Why is light given to the wretch, and life to those who have a bitter soul?)
Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
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