Jeremiah 20:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ If I say, “I will not mention him
    or speak any longer in his name,”
within me I experience a fire burning in my heart
    and imprisoned in my bones.
I am weary holding it in,
    and I can no longer do so.
¹⁰ For I hear many whispering,
    “Terror surrounds us.
    Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
All those who were my close friends
    are waiting for me to stumble, saying,
“Perhaps we can trick him,
    and we will be able to prevail
    and take our revenge against him.”
¹¹ But the Lord is at my side
    like a mighty warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble,
    and they will not prevail.
Because of their failure,
    they will be greatly shamed,
and the disgrace that they will endure
    will be everlasting and unforgettable.