²⁴ Declare me “not guilty,” for you are just.^[a] Don’t let my enemies rejoice over me in my troubles. ²⁵ Don’t let them say, “Aha! Our dearest wish against him will soon be fulfilled!” and, “At last we have him!” ²⁶ Shame them; let these who boast against me and who rejoice at my troubles be themselves overcome by misfortune that strips them bare of everything they own. Bare them to dishonor.