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14 I wept as I prayed,
    as I would weep when a friend or my mother had died.
15 But when I had troubles myself,
    they were happy.
They stood together
    and they laughed at me.
Even strangers attacked me
    and they would not stop.
16 Useless people like that insulted me,
    and they showed their teeth to frighten 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,