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“Why do you still want to be beaten?
    Why do you continue to rebel?
    Your whole head is infected.
    Your whole heart is failing.
From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head
    there is no healthy spot left on your body—
        only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds.
            They haven’t been cleansed, bandaged,
                or soothed with oil.

“Your country is devastated.
    Your cities are burned down.
    Your fields are destroyed right before your eyes by foreigners.
    Your fields are devastated and taken over by foreigners.

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Why should you be beaten(A) anymore?
    Why do you persist(B) in rebellion?(C)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(D) afflicted.(E)
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head(F)
    there is no soundness(G)
only wounds and welts(H)
    and open sores,
not cleansed or bandaged(I)
    or soothed with olive oil.(J)

Your country is desolate,(K)
    your cities burned with fire;(L)
your fields are being stripped by foreigners(M)
    right before you,
    laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.(N)

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