Holy Scripture
Baruch 3:1
A church father on this verse
“You might have known, by consulting with learned persons, that there are different meanings of the word spirit. The Scripture, in fact, also speaks of the "spirit of man [a person]," as David sings, "I spoke with my heart by night, and my spirit was afflicted." And Baruch prays, saying, "An anguished soul and a sadden…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee.
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In context
— Baruch 3:1 —
2Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for thou art merciful: and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee.
3For thou endurest forever, and we perish utterly.