For I have endured insults because of You,
and shame has covered my face.(A)
I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons(B)
because zeal for Your house has consumed me,(C)
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.(D)
10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.(E)

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For I endure scorn(A) for your sake,(B)
    and shame covers my face.(C)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(D)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(E)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(F)
10 When I weep and fast,(G)
    I must endure scorn;

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19 You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.(A)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.(B)

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19 You know how I am scorned,(A) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(B) but I found none.(C)

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