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He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.

His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!

He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.

His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side.

The members of his body shall be devoured, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

He shall be rooted out of his tent wherein he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.

He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.