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Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
Lamentations 3:27 · Bible in Basic English
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It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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In context
24 I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.
25 The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
28 Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.
29 Let him put his mouth in the dust, if by chance there may be hope.
30 Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.
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