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17 Groan silently. Don’t grieve for the person who dies. Tie on your turban, and put on your sandals. Don’t cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat.”

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I was ordered.

19 The people asked me, “Tell us, what do these things that you are doing mean to us?”

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17 Groan quietly;(A) do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban(B) fastened and your sandals(C) on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard(D) or eat the customary food of mourners.(E)

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.(F)

19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us?(G) Why are you acting like this?”

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