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They 1abhor me; they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to 2spit at the sight of me.
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Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
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On my 3right hand the rabble rise; they push away my feet; they 4cast up against me their ways of destruction.
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They break up my path; they promote my 5calamity; they need no one to help them.
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As through a wide 6breach they come; amid the crash they roll on.
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7Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed away like 8a cloud.
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"And now my soul is 9poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me.
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10The night 11racks my bones, and the pain that 12gnaws me takes no rest.
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With great force my garment is 13disfigured; it binds me about like the collar of my tunic.
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God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like 14dust and ashes.
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I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me.