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It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth.
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Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him;
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Let him put his mouth in the dust-- There may yet be hope.
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Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, And be full of reproach.
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For the Lord will not cast off forever.
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Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.
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For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.
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To crush under one's feet All the prisoners of the earth,
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To turn aside the justice due a man Before the face of the Most High,
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Or subvert a man in his cause-- The Lord does not approve.
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Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it?