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In the midst of life we are in DEATH

Posted by Word Camel on May 29, 2003

In Reply to: In the midst of life we are in debt posted by Ralph Carpenter on May 29, 2003

: I first heard this in a Clint Eastwood movie-The Outlaw Josie Wales. The character says "Like the good book says in the midst of life we are in debt..."
: I can't find it in the Bible.
: It also pops up on a Morrisey song.

It's death. It's meant to mean that death is part of life.

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