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As the one who gives birth hastens to escape the distress of giving birth, so these also hasten to give back those things that were entrusted to them from the beginning.
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He answered me, "Go ask a pregnant woman whether her womb can keep the baby inside her when she has completed her nine months."
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I said, "It can't, Lord." He said to me: "The underworld and the resting places of the souls are like the womb.
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As the one who gives birth hastens to escape the distress of giving birth, so these also hasten to give back those things that were entrusted to them from the beginning.
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Then you will be shown the things you want to see."
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I answered, "If I have found favor with you, if it is possible, if I am worthy,