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Why I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.”
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Wherefore I abhor myself , And repent in dust and ashes.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
That is why I take back what I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry."
Therefore I take back my words and repent in dust and ashes.
As a result, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."
Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes."
Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."
I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance."
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
So I am ashamed of the things that I said. I sit here in dirt and in ashes to show you that I am very sorry.’
Therefore do I loathe [it], And I have repented on dust and ashes.
So I hate the things that I have said. And I put dust and ashes on myself to show how sorry I am.”
Therefore I realize the truth: I disavow and mourn all I have said and repent in dust and ash.
and I loathe myself and repent in dust and ashes.’”
I retract what I have said, repenting in dust and ashes.”
Therefore I reject myself, And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Therefore, I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them; I am dust and ashes.
Therefore I loathe [my words] and abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
So now I hate myself; I will change my heart and life. I will sit in the dust and ashes.”
Job answered God: “I’m convinced: You can do anything and everything. Nothing and no one can upset your plans. You asked, ‘Who is this muddying the water, ignorantly confusing the issue, second-guessing my purposes?’ I admit it. I was the one. I babbled on about things far beyond me, made small talk about wonders way over my head. You told me, ‘Listen, and let me do the talking. Let me ask the questions. You give the answers.’ I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I’m sorry—forgive me. I’ll never do that again, I promise! I’ll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor.”
So I despise myself. I repent in dust and ashes.
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
So I am ashamed of all I have said and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I reprove myself, and do penance in dead spark and ashes. (And so now I rebuke myself, and repent in dust and ashes.)
That's why I hate myself and sit here in dust and ashes to show my sorrow.
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.’
Therefore, I relent and find comfort on dust and ashes.
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself] And I repent in dust and ashes.”
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Therefore I disown what I have said, and repent in dust and ashes.
Therefore I retract, And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”
So now I ·hate [despise] myself; I will ·change my heart and life [L repent], ·and will sit in [L …in] dust and ashes [C for his questioning of God, not for anything that led to his suffering].”
Therefore I despise myself, and repent on dust and ashes.”
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
So I hate myself. I’m really sorry for what I said about you. That’s why I’m sitting in dust and ashes.”
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
therefore I detest [myself] and repent in dust and ashes.”
therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.’
Therefore I abhor myself, and nichamti (I am sorry, I make teshuvah) in dust and ashes.
That is why I take back what I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry.”
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
And I am ashamed of myself. I am so sorry. As I sit in the dust and ashes, I promise to change my heart and my life.”
So now I hate myself. I will change my heart and life and sit in the dust and ashes.”
Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.’
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