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And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,
    while his heart gathers mischief;
    when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
All who hate me whisper together about me;
    they imagine the worst for me.

They say, “A deadly thing has fastened upon him;
    he will not rise again from where he lies.”

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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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