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His wrath tears and assails me,
    he gnashes his teeth against me;
My enemy looks daggers at me.
10     They gape at me with their mouths;
They strike me on the cheek with insults;
    they are all enlisted against me.
11 God has given me over to the impious;
    into the hands of the wicked he has cast me.
12 I was in peace, but he dislodged me,
    seized me by the neck, dashed me to pieces.
He has set me up for a target;
13     his arrows strike me from all directions.
He pierces my sides without mercy,
    pours out my gall upon the ground.
14 He pierces me, thrust upon thrust,
    rushes at me like a warrior.
15 I have sewn sackcloth on my skin,
    laid my horn low in the dust.
16 My face is inflamed with weeping,
    darkness covers my eyes,
17 Although my hands are free from violence,
    and my prayer sincere.

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God assails me and tears(A) me in his anger(B)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;(C)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.(D)
10 People open their mouths(E) to jeer at me;(F)
    they strike my cheek(G) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(H)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(I)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(J)
He has made me his target;(K)
13     his archers surround me.(L)
Without pity, he pierces(M) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
14 Again and again(N) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.(O)

15 “I have sewed sackcloth(P) over my skin
    and buried my brow in the dust.(Q)
16 My face is red with weeping,(R)
    dark shadows ring my eyes;(S)
17 yet my hands have been free of violence(T)
    and my prayer is pure.(U)

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