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21 He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”(A)

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Human Wretchedness

40 Hard work was created for everyone,
    and a heavy yoke is laid on the children of Adam,
from the day they come forth from their mother’s womb
    until the day they return to[a] the mother of all the living.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.1 Other Gk and Lat authorities read are buried in
  2. 40.1 Heb: Gk of all