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Lamentations 3:13-23 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

13. HE. He has shot into my kidneys the daughters of his quiver.

14. HE. I have become a derision to all my people, their song throughout the day.

15. HE. He has filled me with bitterness; he has inebriated me with wormwood.

16. VAU. And he has broken each one of my teeth; he has fed me with ashes.

17. VAU. And my soul has been driven away from peace; I have forgotten what is good.

18. VAU. And I said, "My end and my hope from the Lord has perished."

19. ZAIN. Remember my poverty and my transgression, the wormwood and the gall.

20. ZAIN. I will call to mind the past, and my soul shall languish within me.

21. ZAIN. These recollections are in my heart; therefore, I shall hope.

22. HETH. By the mercies of the Lord, we are not consumed. For his compassion has not passed away.

23. HETH. I know it at first light; great is your faithfulness.

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