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I gave my back to those who beat me,
    my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;[a]
My face I did not hide
    from insults and spitting.(A)

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  1. 50:6 He willingly submits to insults and beatings. Tore out my beard: a grave and painful insult.

39 (A)But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.

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