suffering vs woe

suffering

noun
  • The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress. 

adj
  • Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering. 

woe

noun
  • Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness. 

  • A curse; a malediction. 

  • Calamity, trouble. 

How often have the words suffering and woe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )