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7. They shall see their toes gathered together in folds with age, as 



they travel the path of life. 



8. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



9. They shall live to see old age, as they travel the path of life. 



10. Behold the wrinkles upon my ankles, 



1 1 . Which I have made to be the signs of my old age. 



12. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



13. They shall live to see their ankles wi'inkled with age, as they 



travel the path of life. 



14. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



15. They shall be free from all causes of death, as they travel the 



path of life. 



16. Behold the iimer muscles of my thighs, loosened with age, 



17. Which I have made to be the signs of my old age. 



18. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



19. They shall live to see the inner muscles of their thighs loosened 



with age. 



20. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



21. They shall cause themselves to be difficult to overcome by death, 



as they travel the path of life. 



22. Behold the outlines of my ribs that show through my skin. 



23. Those also are the signs of my old age. 



24. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



25. They shall live to see the outlines of their ribs showing through 



their skin. 



26. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



27. They shall be free from all causes of death, 



28. The little ones shall live to see old age, as they travel the path 



of life. 



29. Behold the muscles of my arms, loosened with age, 



30. Which I have made to be the signs of my old age. 



31. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



32. They shall live to see the muscles of their arms loosened with age. 



33. The little ones shall live to see old age, as they travel the path 



of life. 



34. Behold the muscles of my throat, loosened with age, 



35. Which I have made to be the signs of my old age. 



36. Wlien the little ones make of me their bodies, 



37. They shall live to see the muscles of their throats loosened 



with age. 



