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13 Now I would be lying down and quiet; I would be asleep; then I would be at rest
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For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuild ruins for themselves,
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with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 or with princes who have gold, who fill their houses with silver.
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with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like an infant that never sees the light?
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Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
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There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
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Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19 The small and the great are there, and the slaves are free from their masters.
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The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
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