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19 God, you know that people are insulting me.
They laugh at me
    to make me feel ashamed.
You can see what all my enemies are doing.
20 When they insult me,
    it makes me very upset.
I feel helpless.
I hoped that someone would be kind and help me,
    but there was nobody.
I wanted someone to comfort me,
    but I did not find anyone.
21 Instead, my enemies put poison in my food.
When I was thirsty,
    they gave me vinegar to drink.[a]

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  1. 69:21 Vinegar has a bitter taste. It would not help someone who was thirsty.

19 You know how I am scorned,(A) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(B) but I found none.(C)
21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar(D) for my thirst.(E)

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