13-16 You made people on the street,
    people we know, poke fun and call us names.
You made us a joke among the godless,
    a cheap joke among the rabble.
Every day I’m up against it,
    my nose rubbed in my shame—
Gossip and ridicule fill the air,
    people out to get me crowd the street.

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14 You have made us a byword(A) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads(B) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(C) all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame(D)
16 at the taunts(E) of those who reproach and revile(F) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(G)

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