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do_v not_o pine_v so_o much_o before_o other_o in_o complaint_n but_o get_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o it_o be_v often_o bemoan_v itself_o and_o pour_v forth_o itself_o before_o the_o lord_n 12._o the_o last_o be_v this_o a_o humble_a heart_n do_v afflict_v itself_o be_v willing_a to_o afflict_v itself_o you_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n require_v in_o the_o day_n of_o a_o fast_a especial_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o afflict_v of_o ourselves_o in_o levit._n 23._o 26._o the_o text_n say_v that_o every_o soul_n shall_v afflict_v itself_o and_o that_o soul_n that_o do_v not_o afflict_v itself_o in_o the_o day_n of_o a_o fast_o shouldbe_v cut_v