"They abhorme [and] standalooffrom me, And they do not refrainfrom spittingat my face.
"But He has mademe a bywordof the people,And I amone at whom men spit.
"Allmy associatesabhorme, And thoseI lovehave turnedagainst me.
ThereforeI retract,And I repentin dustand ashes."
You have removedmy acquaintancesfarfrom me; You have mademe an objectof loathingto them; I am shutup and cannotgoout.
Allthe brothersof a poormanhatehim; Howmuchmoredo his friendsabandonhim! He pursues[them with] words,[but] they are gone.
I gaveMy backto those who strike[Me], And My cheeksto those who pluckout the beard;I did not coverMy facefrom humiliationand spitting.
Let him givehis cheekto the smiter,Let him be filledwith reproach.
Allour enemieshave openedtheir mouthsagainstus.
Then I annihilatedthe threeshepherdsin onemonth,for my soulwas impatientwith them, and their soulalsowas wearyof me.
But the LORDsaidto Moses,"If her fatherhad but spitin her face,would she not bearher shamefor sevendays?Let her be shutup for sevendaysoutsidethe camp,and afterwardshe may be receivedagain."
"But allthishas taken placeto fulfillthe Scripturesof the prophets."Thenallthe disciplesleftHim and fled.
Thenthey spatin His faceand beat Him with their fists;and othersslappedHim,
They spaton Him, and tookthe reedand [began] to beatHim on the head.
then his brother'swifeshall cometo him in the sightof the elders,and pullhis sandaloffhis footand spitin his face;and she shall declare,'Thusit is doneto the manwhodoes not buildup his brother'shouse.'
