"But nowthoseyoungerthanI mockme, WhosefathersI disdainedto putwith the dogsof my flock.
Then he wentup from thereto Bethel;and as he was goingup by the way,youngladscameout from the cityand mockedhim and saidto him, "Goup, you baldhead;goup, you baldhead!"
"I ama joketo my friends,The one who calledon Godand He answeredhim; The just[and] blameless[man] is a joke.
"Indeed,what[good was] the strengthof their handsto me? Vigorhad perishedfrom them.
The arrogantutterlyderideme, [Yet] I do not turnasidefrom Your law.
Those who sitin the gatetalkabout me, And I [am] the songof the drunkards.
And the peoplewill be oppressed,Eachoneby another,and eachoneby his neighbor;The youthwill stormagainst the elderAnd the inferioragainst the honorable.
Somebeganto spitat Him, and to blindfoldHim, and to beat Him with their fists,and to sayto Him, "Prophesy!"And the officersreceivedHim with slaps[in the face].
and saidto them, "You broughtthismanto me as one who incitesthe peopleto rebellion,and behold,having examinedHim beforeyou, I have foundnoguiltin thismanregarding the chargeswhichyou makeagainstHim.
But they criedout all together,saying,"Awaywith this man,and releasefor us Barabbas!"
And the peoplestoodby, lookingon. And eventhe rulerswere sneeringat Him, saying,"He savedothers;let Him saveHimselfifthisis the Christof God,His Chosen One."
Oneof the criminalswho were hanged[there] was hurling abuseat Him, saying,"Are You not the Christ?SaveYourselfand us!"
But the Jews,becoming jealousand taking alongsomewickedmenfrom the market place,formed a moband setthe cityin an uproar;and attackingthe houseof Jason,they were seekingto bringthem out to the people.
Oneof themselves,a prophetof their own,said,"Cretansare alwaysliars,evilbeasts,lazygluttons."
