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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens belong to the Lord,
    but he has given the earth to all humanity.
17 The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord,
    for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(B)
    but the earth he has given(C) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(D) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;

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