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XVII] :I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder:
 * He hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces,
 * And set me up for his mark.
 * His archers compass me round about.
 * He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare;
 * He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
 * He breaketh me with breach upon breach,
 * He runneth upon me like a giant.
 * I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,
 * And defiled my horn in the dust.
 * My face is foul with weeping.
 * And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
 * Not for any injustice in mine hands:
 * Also my prayer is pure.
 * O earth, cover not thou my blood,
 * And let my cry have no place.
 * Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
 * And my record is on high.
 * My friends scorn me:
 * But mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
 * O that one might plead for a man with God,
 * As a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
 * When a few years are come,
 * Then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
 * My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct,
 * The graves are ready for me.