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"https://workbench-jerusalem-salt.thenewjew.org/siddur/koren-shalem/1424-1425-1252-1253-megillot-lamentations-eikha.xml" }, "data": { "book": { "slug": "koren-shalem", "title": "Koren Shalem Siddur", "nusach": "Sepharad" }, "page": { "slug": "1424-1425-1252-1253-megillot-lamentations-eikha", "section": "Megillot", "topic": "Lamentations (Eikha)", "printPages": "1252-1253", "pdfPages": "1424-1425", "header": { "section": { "hebrew": "מְגִלּוֹת", "transliteration": { "israeli": "me|gi|LOT", "orthographic": "me|ghil|LOTH", "sephardic": "me|gil|LOT", "chabad": "m'gi|LOYS" }, "english": "Megillot" }, "topic": { "hebrew": "אֵיכָה", "transliteration": { "israeli": "ei|CHAH", "orthographic": "ʾe|KHAH", "sephardic": "e|KHAH", "chabad": "ei|CHOH" }, "english": "Eikha" }, "printPages": "1252-1253" }, "body": [ { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדוֹ כָּל־הַיּוֹם׃ בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעוֹרִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמוֹתָי׃\nבָּנָה עָלַי וַיַּקַּף רֹאשׁ וּתְלָאָה׃ בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הוֹשִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָם׃\nגָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּי׃ גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם\nתְּפִלָּתִי׃ גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּה׃ דֹּב אֹרֵב הוּא לִי אַרְיֵה\nבְּמִסְתָּרִים׃ דְּרָכַי סוֹרֵר וַיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי שָׂמַנִי שֹׁמֵם׃ דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי\nכַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ׃ הֵבִיא בְּכִלְיוֹתָי בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֹ׃ הָיִיתִי שְׂחֹק לְכָל־עַמִּי\nנְגִינָתָם כָּל־הַיּוֹם׃ הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרוֹרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָה׃ וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ\nשִׁנַּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בֶּאֵפֶר׃ וַתִּזְנַח מִשָּׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי נָשִׁיתִי טוֹבָה׃ וָאֹמַר אָבַד\nנִצְחִי וְתוֹחַלְתִּי מֵיְהוָה׃ זְכָר־עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי לַעֲנָה וָרֹאשׁ׃ זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר\nוְתָשׁוֹחַ עָלַי נַפְשִׁי׃ זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל׃ חַסְדֵי יְהוָה\nכִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָיו׃ חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ׃\nחֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל לוֹ׃ טוֹב יְהוָה לְקֹוָו לְנֶפֶשׁ\nתִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ׃ טוֹב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה׃ טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּי־יִשָּׂא\nעֹל בִּנְעוּרָיו׃ יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָיו׃ יִתֵּן בֶּעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ\nתִּקְוָה׃ יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּה׃ כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי׃\nכִּי אִם־הוֹגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב חַסְדּוֹ׃ כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִּבּוֹ וַיַּגֶּה בְנֵי־אִישׁ׃\nלְדַכֵּא תַּחַת רַגְלָיו כֹּל אֲסִירֵי אָרֶץ׃ לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפַּט־גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי\nעֶלְיוֹן׃ לְעַוֵּת אָדָם בְּרִיבוֹ אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָה׃ מִי זֶה אָמַר וַתֶּהִי אֲדֹנָי\nלֹא צִוָּה׃ מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעוֹת וְהַטּוֹב׃ מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם\nחָי גֶּבֶר עַל־חֲטָאָיו׃ נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהוָה׃\nנִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־כַּפָּיִם אֶל־אֵל בַּשָּׁמָיִם׃ נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה\nלֹא סָלָחְתָּ׃ סַכּוֹתָה בָאַף וַתִּרְדְּפֵנוּ הָרַגְתָּ לֹא חָמָלְתָּ׃ סַכּוֹתָה בֶעָנָן", "transliteration": { "israeli": "ach bi ya|SHUV ya|ha|FOCH ya|DO kol-ha|YOM. bi|LAH v'sa|RI ve-o|RI shi|BAR atz|mo|TAI.\nba|NAH a|LAI va|ya|KAF rosh ut|la-AH. b'ma|cha|sha|KIM ho|shi|va|NI k'me|TEI o|LAM.\nga|DAR ba-a|DI ve|LO e|TZEI hich|BID ne|CHASH|ti. gam ki ez|AK va-a|sha|VEA sa|TAM\nt'fi|la|TI. ga|DAR d'ra|CHAI b'ga|ZIT ne|ti|vo|TAI i|VAH. dov o|REV hu li ar|YEH\nb'mis|ta|RIM. d'ra|CHAI so|RER vay|fa|she|che|NI sa|ma|NI sho|MEM. da|RACH kash|TO va|ya|tzi|ve|NI\nka|ma|ta|RA la|CHETZ. he|VI b'chil|yo|TAI b'NEI ash|pa|TO. ha|yi|TI s'CHOK le|chol-a|MI\nne|gi|na|TAM kol-ha|YOM. his|bi-a|NI va|me|ro|RIM hir|va|NI la-a|NAH. va|yag|RES be|cha|TZATZ\nshi|NAI hich|pi|sha|NI be-E|fer. va|tiz|NACH mi|sha|LOM naf|SHI na|shi|TI to|VAH. va-o|MAR a|VAD\nnitz|CHI ve|to|CHAL|ti me-a|do|NAI. z'char-on|YI u|me|ru|DI la-a|NAH va|ROSH. za|CHOR tiz|KOR\nve|ta|SHOACH a|LAI naf|SHI. zot a|SHIV el-li|BI al-ken o|CHIL. chas|DEI a|do|NAI\nki lo-ta|me|NU ki lo-cha|LU ra|cha|MAV. cha|da|SHIM lab|ka|RIM ra|BAH e|mu|na|TE|cha.\nchel|KI a|do|NAI a|me|RAH naf|SHI al-ken o|CHIL lo. tov a|do|NAI le|ko|VAV le|NE|fesh\ntid|re|SHE|nu. tov ve|ya|CHIL ve|du|MAM lit|shu-AT a|do|NAI. tov la|GE|ver ki-yi|SA\nol bin|u|RAV. ye|SHEV ba|DAD ve|yi|DOM ki na|TAL a|LAV. yi|TEN be-a|FAR pi|HU u|LAI yesh\ntik|VAH. yi|TEN le|ma|ke|HU le|CHI yis|BA b'cher|PAH. ki lo yiz|NACH le-o|LAM a|do|NAI.\nki im-ho|GAH ve|ri|CHAM k'ROV chas|DO. ki lo i|NAH mi|li|BO va|ya|GEH v'nei-ish.\nle|da|KEI ta|CHAT rag|LAV kol a|si|REI a|RETZ. le|ha|TOT mish|pat-ga|VER NE|ged p'NEI\nel|YON. le-a|VET a|DAM b'ri|VO a|do|NAI lo ra-AH. mi zeh a|MAR va|te|HI a|do|NAI\nlo tzi|VAH. mi|PI el|YON lo te|TZEI ha|ra-OT ve|ha|TOV. mah-yit|o|NEN a|DAM\nchai GE|ver al-cha|ta-AV. nach|pe|SAH d'ra|CHEI|nu ve|nach|ko|RAH ve|na|shu|VAH ad-a|do|NAI.\nni|SA le|va|VE|nu el-ka|pa|YIM el-el ba|sha|MA|yim. nach|NU fa|sha|NU u|ma|ri|NU a|TAH\nlo sa|LACH|ta. sa|ko|TAH va-AF va|tir|de|FE|nu ha|RAG|ta lo cha|MAL|ta. sa|ko|TAH ve-a|NAN", "orthographic": "ʾakh bi ya|SHUV ya|ha|FOKH ya|DHO kol-hay|YOM. bil|LAH ve|śa|RI ve|ʿo|RI shib|BAR ʿatz|mo|THAI.\nba|NAH ʿa|LAI vay|yaq|QAF roʾsh u|the|la|ʾAH. be|ma|ḥa|shak|KIM ho|shi|va|NI ke|me|THE ʿo|LAM.\nga|DHAR ba|ʿa|DHI ve|LOʾ ʾe|TZEʾ hikh|BIDH ne|ḥASHT|ti. gam ki ʾez|ʿAQ va|ʾa|shav|VEAʿ śa|THAM\nte|fil|la|THI. ga|DHAR de|ra|KHAI be|gha|ZITH ne|thi|vo|THAI ʿiv|VAH. dov ʾo|REV huʾ li ʾar|YEH\nbe|mis|ta|RIM. de|ra|KHAI so|RER va|ye|fas|she|ḥe|NI śa|ma|NI sho|MEM. da|RAKH qash|TO vay|yat|tzi|ve|NI\nkam|maṭ|ṭa|RAʾ la|ḥETZ. he|VIʾ be|khil|yo|THAI be|NE ʾash|pa|THO. ha|yi|THI śe|ḥOQ le|khol-ʿam|MI\nne|ghi|na|THAM kol-hay|YOM. hiś|bi|ʿa|NI vam|me|ro|RIM hir|va|NI la|ʿa|NAH. vay|yagh|RES be|ḥa|TZATZ\nshin|NAI hikh|pi|sha|NI be|ʾE|fer. vat|tiz|NAḥ mis|sha|LOM naf|SHI na|shi|THI ṭo|VAH. va|ʾo|MAR ʾa|VADH\nnitz|ḥI ve|tho|ḥAL|ti me-a|do|NAI. ze|khar-ʿon|YI u|me|ru|DHI la|ʿa|NAH va|ROʾSH. za|KHOR tiz|KOR\nve|tha|SHOAḥ ʿa|LAI naf|SHI. zoʾth ʾa|SHIV ʾel-lib|BI ʿal-ken ʾo|ḥIL. ḥas|DHE a|do|NAI\nki loʾ-tha|me|NU ki loʾ-kha|LU ra|ḥa|MAV. ḥa|dha|SHIM lab|be|qa|RIM rab|BAH ʾe|mu|na|THE|kha.\nḥel|QI a|do|NAI ʾa|me|RAH naf|SHI ʿal-ken ʾo|ḥIL lo. ṭov a|do|NAI le|qo|VAV le|NE|fesh\ntidh|re|SHEN|nu. ṭov ve|ya|ḥIL ve|dhu|MAM lith|shu|ʿATH a|do|NAI. ṭov lag|GE|ver ki-yiś|śAʾ\nʿol bin|ʿu|RAV. ye|SHEV ba|DHADH ve|yid|DOM ki na|ṭAL ʿa|LAV. yit|TEN be|ʿa|FAR pi|HU ʾu|LAI yesh\ntiq|VAH. yit|TEN le|mak|ke|HU le|ḥI yiś|BAʿ be|ḥer|PAH. ki loʾ yiz|NAḥ le|ʿo|LAM a|do|NAI.\nki ʾim-ho|GHAH ve|ri|ḥAM ke|ROV ḥas|DO. ki loʾ ʿin|NAH mil|lib|BO vay|yag|GEH ve|ne-ʾish.\nle|dhak|KEʾ ta|ḥATH ragh|LAV kol ʾa|si|RE ʾa|RETZ. le|haṭ|ṭOTH mish|paṭ-ga|VER NE|ghedh pe|NE\nʿel|YON. le|ʿav|VETH ʾa|DHAM be|ri|VO a|do|NAI loʾ ra|ʾAH. mi zeh ʾa|MAR vat|te|HI a|do|NAI\nloʾ tziv|VAH. mip|PI ʿel|YON loʾ the|TZEʾ ha|ra|ʿOTH ve|haṭ|ṭOV. mah-yith|ʾo|NEN ʾa|DHAM\nḥai GE|ver ʿal-ḥa|ṭa|ʾAV. naḥ|pe|śAH dhe|ra|KHE|nu ve|naḥ|qo|RAH ve|na|shu|VAH ʿadh-a|do|NAI.\nniś|śAʾ le|va|VE|nu ʾel-kap|pa|YIM ʾel-ʾel bas|sha|MA|yim. naḥ|NU fa|shaʿ|NU u|ma|ri|NU ʾat|TAH\nloʾ sa|LAḥT|ta. sak|ko|THAH va|ʾAF vat|tir|de|FE|nu ha|RAGH|ta loʾ ḥa|MALT|ta. sak|ko|THAH ve|ʿa|NAN", "sephardic": "akh bi ya|SHUV ya|ha|FOKH ya|DO kol-hay|YOM. bil|LAH ve|sa|RI ve|ʿo|RI shib|BAR ʿatz|mo|TAI.\nba|NAH ʿa|LAI vay|yaq|QAF rosh u|te|la|AH. be|ma|ḥa|shak|KIM ho|shi|va|NI ke|me|TE ʿo|LAM.\nga|DAR ba|ʿa|DI ve|LO e|TZE hikh|BID ne|ḥASHT|ti. gam ki ez|ʿAQ va|a|shav|VEAʿ sa|TAM\nte|fil|la|TI. ga|DAR de|ra|KHAI be|ga|ZIT ne|ti|vo|TAI ʿiv|VAH. dov o|REV hu li ar|YEH\nbe|mis|ta|RIM. de|ra|KHAI so|RER va|ye|fas|she|ḥe|NI sa|ma|NI sho|MEM. da|RAKH qash|TO vay|yat|tzi|ve|NI\nkam|mat|ta|RA la|ḥETZ. he|VI be|khil|yo|TAI be|NE ash|pa|TO. ha|yi|TI se|ḥOQ le|khol-ʿam|MI\nne|gi|na|TAM kol-hay|YOM. his|bi|ʿa|NI vam|me|ro|RIM hir|va|NI la|ʿa|NAH. vay|yag|RES be|ḥa|TZATZ\nshin|NAI hikh|pi|sha|NI be|E|fer. vat|tiz|NAḥ mis|sha|LOM naf|SHI na|shi|TI to|VAH. va|o|MAR a|VAD\nnitz|ḥI ve|to|ḥAL|ti me-a|do|NAI. ze|khar-ʿon|YI u|me|ru|DI la|ʿa|NAH va|ROSH. za|KHOR tiz|KOR\nve|ta|SHOAḥ ʿa|LAI naf|SHI. zot a|SHIV el-lib|BI ʿal-ken o|ḥIL. ḥas|DE a|do|NAI\nki lo-ta|me|NU ki lo-kha|LU ra|ḥa|MAV. ḥa|da|SHIM lab|be|qa|RIM rab|BAH e|mu|na|TE|kha.\nḥel|QI a|do|NAI a|me|RAH naf|SHI ʿal-ken o|ḥIL lo. tov a|do|NAI le|qo|VAV le|NE|fesh\ntid|re|SHEN|nu. tov ve|ya|ḥIL ve|du|MAM lit|shu|ʿAT a|do|NAI. tov lag|GE|ver ki-yis|SA\nʿol bin|ʿu|RAV. ye|SHEV ba|DAD ve|yid|DOM ki na|TAL ʿa|LAV. yit|TEN be|ʿa|FAR pi|HU u|LAI yesh\ntiq|VAH. yit|TEN le|mak|ke|HU le|ḥI yis|BAʿ be|ḥer|PAH. ki lo yiz|NAḥ le|ʿo|LAM a|do|NAI.\nki im-ho|GAH ve|ri|ḥAM ke|ROV ḥas|DO. ki lo ʿin|NAH mil|lib|BO vay|yag|GEH ve|ne-ish.\nle|dak|KE ta|ḥAT rag|LAV kol a|si|RE a|RETZ. le|hat|TOT mish|pat-ga|VER NE|ged pe|NE\nʿel|YON. le|ʿav|VET a|DAM be|ri|VO a|do|NAI lo ra|AH. mi zeh a|MAR vat|te|HI a|do|NAI\nlo tziv|VAH. mip|PI ʿel|YON lo te|TZE ha|ra|ʿOT ve|hat|TOV. mah-yit|o|NEN a|DAM\nḥai GE|ver ʿal-ḥa|ta|AV. naḥ|pe|SAH de|ra|KHE|nu ve|naḥ|qo|RAH ve|na|shu|VAH ʿad-a|do|NAI.\nnis|SA le|va|VE|nu el-kap|pa|YIM el-el bas|sha|MA|yim. naḥ|NU fa|shaʿ|NU u|ma|ri|NU at|TAH\nlo sa|LAḥT|ta. sak|ko|TAH va|AF vat|tir|de|FE|nu ha|RAG|ta lo ḥa|MALT|ta. sak|ko|TAH ve|ʿa|NAN", "chabad": "ach bi yo|SHUV ya|ha|FOYCH yo|DOY kol-ha|YOYM. bi|LOH v'so|RI v'oy|RI shi|BAR atz|moy|SOY.\nbo|NOH o|LAI va|ya|KAF roysh us'|lo-OH. b'ma|cha|sha|KIM hoy|shi|va|NI k'mei|SEI oy|LOM.\ngo|DAR ba-a|DI v'LOY ei|TZEI hich|BID n'CHOSH|ti. gam ki ez|AK va-a|sha|VEIA so|SAM\nt'fi|lo|SI. go|DAR d'ro|CHAI b'go|ZIS n'si|voy|SAI i|VOH. doyv oy|REIV hu li ar|YEIH\nb'mis|to|RIM. d'ro|CHAI soy|REIR vay'|fash'|chei|NI so|ma|NI shoy|MEIM. do|RACH kash|TOY va|ya|tzi|vei|NI\nka|ma|to|RO la|CHEITZ. hei|VI b'chil|yoy|SOY b'NEI ash|po|SOY. ho|yi|SI s'CHOYK l'chol-a|MI\nn'gi|no|SOM kol-ha|YOYM. his|bi-a|NI vam'|roy|RIM hir|va|NI la-a|NOH. va|yag|REIS be|cho|TZOTZ\nshi|NAI hich|pi|sha|NI be-EI|fer. va|tiz|NACH mi|sho|LOYM naf|SHI no|shi|SI toy|VOH. vo-oy|MAR o|VAD\nnitz|CHI v'soy|CHAL|ti me-a|do|NOY. z'chor-on|YI um'|ru|DI la-a|NOH vo|ROYSH. zo|CHOYR tiz|KOYR\nv'so|SHOYACH o|LAI naf|SHI. zoys o|SHIV el-li|BI al-kein oy|CHIL. chas|DEI a|do|NOY\nki loy-som'|NU ki loy-cho|LU ra|cha|MOV. cha|do|SHIM lab'|ko|RIM ra|BOH e|mu|no|SE|cho.\nchel|KI a|do|NOY om'|ROH naf|SHI al-kein oy|CHIL loy. toyv a|do|NOY l'koy|VOV l'NE|fesh\ntid|r'SHE|nu. toyv v'yo|CHIL v'du|MOM lis|shu-AS a|do|NOY. toyv la|GE|ver ki-yi|SO\noyl bin|u|ROV. yei|SHEIV bo|DOD v'yi|DOYM ki no|TAL o|LOV. yi|TEIN be-o|FOR pi|HU u|LAI yeish\ntik|VOH. yi|TEIN l'ma|kei|HU le|CHI yis|BA b'cher|POH. ki loy yiz|NACH l'oy|LOM a|do|NOY.\nki im-hoy|GOH v'ri|CHAM k'ROYV chas|DOY. ki loy i|NOH mi|li|BOY va|ya|GEH v'nei-ish.\nl'da|KEI ta|CHAS rag|LOV koyl a|si|REI o|RETZ. l'ha|TOYS mish|pat-go|VER NE|ged p'NEI\nel|YOYN. l'a|VEIS o|DOM b'ri|VOY a|do|NOY loy ro-OH. mi zeh o|MAR va|te|HI a|do|NOY\nloy tzi|VOH. mi|PI el|YOYN loy sei|TZEI ho|ro-OYS v'ha|TOYV. mah-yis|oy|NEIN o|DOM\nchoy GE|ver al-cha|to-OV. nach|p'SOH d'ro|CHEI|nu v'nach|koy|ROH v'no|shu|VOH ad-a|do|NOY.\nni|SO l'vo|VEI|nu el-ka|po|YIM el-eil ba|sho|MO|yim. nach|NU fo|sha|NU u|mo|ri|NU a|TOH\nloy so|LOCH|to. sa|koy|SOH vo-AF va|tir|d'FEI|nu ho|RAG|to loy cho|MOL|to. sa|koy|SOH ve-o|NON" }, "english": "led, whom He steered toward darkness and not light. Upon me alone He turns back, and all the day He sets His hand against me. My flesh and skin He has caused to waste; my bones He shattered. Round me He raised a siege-wall, of wormwood and of hardship. In darkness He seated me down, like those forever dead. He hemmed me about – no escape; the bronze that binds me He made heavy. Even as I cry aloud for rescue – my prayer He has shut off. With hewn stone He barred my way and rendered my paths crooked. A bear He is, lying in wait for me, a lion concealed. He diverts my paths from me, slashes me, leaves me desolate. His bow He has bent and set me standing, the mark of His arrow. The load of His quiver He has driven into my very marrow. Of all my people I am the laughing-stock, their mocking song all the day. With bitterness He has filled me, and with wormwood He has quenched me. My teeth He crushed in grit, my head He drove into the ashes. Peacefulness my soul refuses – what goodness is, I have forgotten. I said, \"Lost is my endurance, and my hope, of the LORD.\" Call to mind my affliction and wandering, wormwood, venom. Hold, hold in mind, my soul, bowed low. This I answer to my heart; and thus I wait by: The LORD's kindness – it has not ended; His compassion has not departed. With each new morning it is new, so great is His faithfulness. I said to myself, Mine is the LORD; and therefore I shall yet wait for Him. Good is the LORD to those who hope; to souls that seek Him out. Good it is to hope, in silence, for the LORD to come, and save. Good it is, for a man, to bear the yoke in his youth. Alone he should sit and be silent: this was inflicted on him. Let him set his teeth into the dust – perhaps there is hope. Let him yield his cheek to the one who beats him. Let him be filled with insult. For the LORD will not reject for all eternity. For if He causes sorrow, He must, in His great kindness, have compassion. Not from His heart's impulse does He oppress, to cause sorrow to man's children, to crush underfoot all this earth's captives; to warp a man's claim before the highest Judgement; to allow a case to be twisted – and the LORD not see it all. Who ever uttered and it was so without the word of the LORD? Do not all evils and good arise from the speech of the Most High? What has a living man to complain; why should he protest his own sins? Let us search out our ways, grasp them, and come back to the LORD. Let us set our hearts in the palms of our hands, and lift them to God in Heaven: \"We rebelled and refused You – yet You did not forgive.\" In rage You covered us and pursued us. You slew, showed no compassion. 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