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28 To sit alone and in silence,
    when its weight lies heavy,
29 To put one’s mouth in the dust—[a]
    there may yet be hope—
30 To offer one’s cheek to be struck,
    to be filled with disgrace.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:29 To put one’s mouth in the dust: a sign of humiliation and submission; cf. v. 16; Ps 72:9.