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11 Unjust witnesses rise up;

That which I know not, they ask of m»

12 They reward me evil for good, Bereavement hath come upon my soul.

13 And I — when they were sick, my clothing was sack-

cloth, I mortified my soul with fasting, And my prayer returned into my own bosom.

14 As for a friend, a brother to me, did I go about,

As one who sorroweth for a mother, I went softly about in mourning attire.

15 And now when I halt they are joyous and gather them-

selves together, The abjects gather themselves together against me, and

those whom I do not know, They mock and cease not.

16 After the manner of common parasites, They gnash upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?! Bring back my soul from their destructions, My only one from the lions.

18 I will praise Thee in a great congregation, Among much people will I sing praise unto Thee.

19 Let not mine enemies falsely rejoice over me,

Let not those who hate me without a cause wink the eye.

20 For they utter not peaceful words,

But against those who are quiet in the land they devise deceitful matters.

21 And they open their mouth wide concerning me, They say: Aha, aha, now our eye sees it.

22 Thou seest it, Jahve, therefore keep not silence: Lord, remain not far from me.

23 Stir up Thyself and awake to my right. My God and my Lord, to my