27 My inward parts are in turmoil and never still;
    days of affliction (A)come to meet me.
28 I (B)go about darkened, but not by the sun;
    I stand up in (C)the assembly and cry for help.
29 I am a brother of (D)jackals
    and a companion of (E)ostriches.
30 My (F)skin turns black and falls from me,
    and my (G)bones burn with heat.
31 My (H)lyre is (I)turned to mourning,
    and my (J)pipe to the voice of those who weep.

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