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When she heard these things she was deeply grieved, even to the thought of hanging herself. But she said, "I am the only child of my father; if I do this, it will be a disgrace to him, and I shall bring his old age down in sorrow to the grave.
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So she prayed by her window and said, "Blessed art thou, O Lord my God, and blessed is thy holy and honored name for ever. May all thy works praise thee for ever.
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And now, O Lord, I have turned my eyes and my face toward thee.
13
Command that I be released from the earth and that I hear reproach no more.
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Thou knowest, O Lord, that I am innocent of any sin with man,
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