37 (A)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
    unless the Lord has commanded it?
38 (B)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that good and bad come?
39 (C)Why should a living man complain,
    a man, about the punishment of his sins?

40 Let us test and examine our ways,
    (D)and return to the Lord!
41 (E)Let us lift up our hearts and hands
    to God in heaven:

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37 Who can speak and have it happen
    if the Lord has not decreed it?(A)
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that both calamities and good things come?(B)
39 Why should the living complain
    when punished for their sins?(C)

40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(D)
    and let us return to the Lord.(E)
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
    to God in heaven,(F) and say:

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