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Job 12:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have always lived right, and God answered my prayers; now friends make fun of me.

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Your words have silenced others and made them ashamed; now it is only right for you to be put to shame.

It's easy to condemn those who are suffering, when you have no troubles.

I have prepared my case well, and I am certain to win.

Everyone is against me; they sneer and slap my face.

My friends have rejected me, but God is the one I beg

All I can see are angry crowds, making fun of me.

You, God, are the reason I am insulted and spat on.

And when I have finished, you can start your insults all over again.

Young people now insult me, although their fathers would have been a disgrace to my sheep dogs.

Those worthless nobodies make up jokes and songs to disgrace me.

But to tell the truth, Job is shameless!

Stop accusing me falsely; my reputation is at stake.

I am not guilty, but I no longer care what happens to me.

Worthless people make fun and never stop laughing.

When you are in trouble, call out to me. I will answer and be there to protect and honour you.

By living right, you show that you respect the LORD; by being deceitful, you show that you despise him.

You tricked me, LORD, and I was really fooled. You are stronger than I am, and you have defeated me. People never stop sneering and insulting me.

Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don't know and can't find out.

But I trust the LORD God to save me, and I will wait for him to answer my prayer.

They made a crown out of thorn branches and placed it on his head, and they put a stick in his right hand. The soldiers knelt down and pretended to worship him. They made fun of him and shouted, “Hey, you king of the Jews!”

he said, “Get out of here! The little girl isn't dead. She is just asleep.” Everyone started laughing at Jesus.

But the people laughed at him. After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was.

The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him.

As soon as the people heard Paul say that a man had been raised from death, some of them started laughing. Others said, “We will hear you talk about this some other time.”

Others were made fun of and beaten with whips, and some were chained in jail.




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