When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.(A)
All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.(B)
“Something awful has overwhelmed him,[a]
and he won’t rise again from where he lies!” (C)

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Footnotes

  1. 41:8 Lit “A thing of worthlessness has been poured into him

When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,(A) while his heart gathers slander;(B)
    then he goes out and spreads(C) it around.

All my enemies whisper together(D) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up(E) from the place where he lies.”

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