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20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;
    I stand up, but you just look at me.
21 You have turned on me without mercy;
    with your powerful hand you attacked me.
22 You snatched me up and threw me into the wind
    and tossed me about in the storm.
23 I know you will bring me down to death,
    to the place where all living people must go.

24 “Surely no one would hurt those who are ruined
    when they cry for help in their time of trouble.
25 I cried for those who were in trouble;
    I have been very sad for poor people.
26 But when I hoped for good, only evil came to me;
    when I looked for light, darkness came.

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20 “I cry out to you,(A) God, but you do not answer;(B)
    I stand up, but you merely look at me.
21 You turn on me ruthlessly;(C)
    with the might of your hand(D) you attack me.(E)
22 You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;(F)
    you toss me about in the storm.(G)
23 I know you will bring me down to death,(H)
    to the place appointed for all the living.(I)

24 “Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man(J)
    when he cries for help in his distress.(K)
25 Have I not wept for those in trouble?(L)
    Has not my soul grieved for the poor?(M)
26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;
    when I looked for light, then came darkness.(N)

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