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quam ob rem elegit suspendium anima mea et mortem ossa mea
So that my soul chooses strangling, and death rather than my life.
So that my soul chooses strangling, and death rather than my life.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
so that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
so that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.
So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones.
My throat would rather be choked. My body would prefer death [to these dreams].
so that I prefer strangling-- death rather than life in this body.
I would rather die by strangulation than continue living.
so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine.
I would rather be strangled--rather die than suffer like this.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.
I would like someone to stop me breathing! Death would be better than life.
And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.
So a quick death by having my breath stopped would be better to me than my pains.
I’d rather be suffocated, even dead, than live in these aching bones of mine.
I would rather die of strangulation than go on and on like this.
so that I would prefer to be strangled and to endure death rather than my sufferings.
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
And my soul thought it better to be strangled and desired death more than my bones.
so that I prefer strangling— death rather than life in this body.
So that I would choose strangling and death rather than these my bones.
My throat prefers to be choked; my bones welcome death.
“And so I’m not keeping one bit of this quiet, I’m laying it all out on the table; my complaining to high heaven is bitter, but honest. Are you going to put a muzzle on me, the way you quiet the sea and still the storm? If I say, ‘I’m going to bed, then I’ll feel better. A little nap will lift my spirits,’ You come and so scare me with nightmares and frighten me with ghosts That I’d rather strangle in the sheets than face this kind of life any longer. I hate this life! Who needs any more of this? Let me alone! There’s nothing to my life—it’s nothing but smoke.
so I would prefer to be strangled, and I prefer death more than my current existence.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than this body.
until I would rather be strangled than live in this miserable body.
Wherefore my soul chose hanging, and my bones have chosen death.
I'd rather choke to death than live in this body.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than this body.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than this body.
I would choose strangling and death instead of my bones.
So that I would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pain.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones.
So that I should prefer strangulation and death rather than my existence.
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
My throat prefers to be choked; my bones welcome death.
so that my soul prefers strangulation, and my bones death.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones.
So I would rather choke to death. That would be better than living in this body of mine.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
I would rather be strangled; death would be better than these bones of mine.
so that I would choose strangling and death rather than this body.
So that my nefesh chooseth machanak (strangling) and mavet (death) rather than this skeleton.
My throat would rather be choked. My body would prefer death to these dreams.
so that my soul chooses strangling, even death rather than my life.
So I would rather be choked to death than to live like this.
My throat prefers to be choked. My bones welcome death.
So my inner self will choose strangling— death more than my existence.
so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine.
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