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22 (23) [Why give light] to a man who wanders blindly,
whom God shuts in on every side?

23 (24) “My sighing serves in place of my food,
and my groans pour out in a torrent;
24 (25) for the thing I feared has overwhelmed me,
what I dreaded has happened to me.

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22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?(A)
23 Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,(B)
    whom God has hedged in?(C)
24 For sighing(D) has become my daily food;(E)
    my groans(F) pour out like water.(G)

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