19 Will you ever look away from me,
or leave me alone long enough to swallow?[a]

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  1. 7:19 Lit swallow my saliva?

19 Will you never look away from me,(A)
    or let me alone even for an instant?(B)

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20 Are my days not few? Stop it![a]
Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

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  1. 10:20 Alt Hb tradition reads Will he not leave my few days alone?

20 Are not my few days(A) almost over?(B)
    Turn away from me(C) so I can have a moment’s joy(D)

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13 Turn your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”(A)

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13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”(A)

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