⁷ All who see me mock me;^(A)
    they hurl insults,^(B) shaking their heads.^(C)

¹⁴ You have made us a byword^(A) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads^(B) at us.

¹⁶ Their land will be an object of horror^(A)
    and of lasting scorn;^(B)
all who pass by will be appalled^(C)
    and will shake their heads.^(D)

²⁷ Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?^(A)
    Was she caught among thieves,^(B)
that you shake your head^(C) in scorn^(D)
    whenever you speak of her?