Job 3:12
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Why did the knees precede me, or why the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?
“Why did the knees receive me? And why the breasts, that I would nurse?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse?
Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse at?
Why did knees receive me and breasts let me nurse?
Then I would be lying still and in peace, I would have slept and been at rest,
Why was I accepted and allowed to nurse at my mother's breast?
Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?
Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?
Why did my mother hold me on her knees? Why did her breasts feed me?
Instead, my mother held me on her knees. I drank from her breasts.
Why did my mother’s knees receive me? Why were her breasts there to nurse me?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Why did my mother’s knees receive me, and ·my mother’s breasts feed me [L why were there breasts that I could suck]?
Why did the knees prevent me? and why did I suck the breasts?
Why did knees welcome me? Why did breasts let me nurse?
Why did my mother hold me on her knees? Why did she feed me at her breast?
Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse?
Why did my mother’s knees receive me? Why did my mother’s breasts feed me?
Why was there a lap to hold me, and why were there breasts to nurse me?
Why did the knees receive me? Of what use the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?
Why did the knees receive me and the breasts, that I could suck?
Why did the midwife let me live? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
“Why didn’t I die at birth, my first breath out of the womb my last? Why were there arms to rock me, and breasts for me to drink from? I could be resting in peace right now, asleep forever, feeling no pain, In the company of kings and statesmen in their royal ruins, Or with princes resplendent in their gold and silver tombs. Why wasn’t I stillborn and buried with all the babies who never saw light, Where the wicked no longer trouble anyone and bone-weary people get a long-deserved rest? Prisoners sleep undisturbed, never again to wake up to the bark of the guards. The small and the great are equals in that place, and slaves are free from their masters.
Why did her knees receive me? And why her breasts that I should nurse?
Why did knees welcome me? Why did breasts let me nurse?
Why did knees receive me, or breasts nurse me?
Why were the knees there in front of me, And why the breasts, that I would nurse?
“Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?
Why were there knees to receive me or breasts for me to feed on?
Why did my mother’s knees receive me, and my mother’s breasts feed me?
Why did the knees welcome me, and why were there two breasts that I might nurse at them?
Why was I placed on her knees? Why did her breasts give me milk?
Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Why did the knees receive me, or why the breasts, that I should have milk?
Why was I laid on my mother’s lap? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
Why were there knees to receive me, or breasts for me to suck?
Why were there knees to receive me, or breasts for me to suck?
Why were there knees to receive me, or breasts for me to suck?
Why were there knees to receive me or breasts for me to suck?
Madua (why) were there birkayim to receive me? Or why the shadayim that from them I should nurse?
“Why did the knees prevent me? And why did I suck the breasts?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?
Why did the knees welcome me, and breasts that I might nurse?
Why did my mother’s lap welcome me, and why did her breasts nourish me?
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?
Why was I taken on knees? why was I given suck with teats?
Wherefore have knees been before me? And what [are] breasts, that I suck?
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