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14 I walked about as though it were my friend or brother;
I (A)bowed down [a]mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
15 But (B)at my [b]stumbling they were glad and gathered themselves together;
The [c](C)smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They (D)tore at me and never were silent.
16 Amongst the godless jesters at a feast,
They (E)gnashed at me with their teeth.

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  1. Psalm 35:14 Or dressed in black
  2. Psalm 35:15 Or limping
  3. Psalm 35:15 Or smitten ones

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