Lamentations 4:9
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饿死的不如被刀杀的， 因为这是缺了田间的土产， 就身体衰弱，渐渐消灭。
è sǐ de bù rú bèi dāo shā de ， yīn wèi zhè shì quē le tián jiān de tǔ chǎn ， jiù shēn tǐ shuāi ruò ， jiàn jiàn xiāo miè 。
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.