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27 My heart is troubled, and doesn’t rest.
    Days of affliction have come on me.
28 I go mourning without the sun.
    I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
29 I am a brother to jackals,
    and a companion to ostriches.
30 My skin grows black and peels from me.
    My bones are burned with heat.
31 Therefore my harp has turned to mourning,
    and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.

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27 My heart is troubled and restless.
    Days of suffering torment me.
28 I walk in gloom, without sunlight.
    I stand in the public square and cry for help.
29 Instead, I am considered a brother to jackals
    and a companion to owls.
30 My skin has turned dark,
    and my bones burn with fever.
31 My harp plays sad music,
    and my flute accompanies those who weep.

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