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14 I went about as though in grief,
    as though for a friend or brother.
I bowed down in sorrow
    as though lamenting for a mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and came together;
    they came together and struck me unawares.
    They slandered me without letup.
16 They mocked me with ever increasing fury
    as they gnashed their teeth at me.

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14     I went about mourning(A)
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;(B)
    assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
    They slandered(C) me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[a](D)
    they gnashed their teeth(E) at me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,