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Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
    which withers before it even grows,
where the reaper is unable to fill his hand,
    or he who binds sheaves, his arms.
Neither do they who pass by say,
    “The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
    we bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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May they be like grass on the roof,(A)
    which withers(B) before it can grow;
a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(C)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(D) in the name of the Lord.”

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