- with the scorning:
- "They [are] not¹ in troubleª [as other] men;ª neither¹ are they plaguedª° likeª [other] men.ª ... They setª° their mouthª against the heavens,ª and their tongueª walkethª° through the earth.ª" {Psa 73:5-9} + "The proudª have had me greatlyª¹ in derision:ª° [yet] have I not¹ declinedª° from thy law.ª¹" {Psa 119:51} + "He that is readyª° to slipª° with [his] feetª [is as] a lampª despisedª in the thoughtª of him that is at ease.ª" {Job 12:5} + "I¹ also¹ could speakª° as ye [do]: ifª your soulª wereª in my soul's² stead,¹¹ I could heap upª° wordsª against¹ you, and shakeª° mine¹ headª at²¹ you." {Job 16:4} + "Moabª hath been at easeª° from his youth,ª¹ and he¹ hath settledª° on¹ his lees,ª and hath not¹ been emptiedª° from vesselª¹ to¹ vessel,ª neither¹ hath he goneª° into captivity:ª therefore¹¹ his tasteª remainedª° in him, and his scentª is not¹ changed.ª°" {Jer 48:11} + "For¹ was¹ not¹ Israelª a derisionª unto thee? was he foundª° among thieves?ª for¹ sinceª¹ thou spakestª of him, thou skippedst²° for joy.¹" {Jer 48:27} + "We have heardª° the prideª of Moab,ª (he is exceedingª proud)ª his loftiness,ª and his arrogancy,²¹ and his pride,²¹ and the haughtinessª of his heart.ª" {Jer 48:29} + "(Forª allª the Atheniansª andª strangersª which² were thereª° spent their timeª° inª nothingª else,ª but¹ either² to tell,ª° orª to hearª° someª new thing.)ª" {Act 17:21} + "Andª when they heardª° of the resurrectionª of the dead,ª someª¹ mocked:ª° andª others¹ said,ª° We will hearª° theeª againª ofª thisª [matter]." {Act 17:32} + "Andª as heª thusª spake for himself,ª° Festusª saidª° with a loudª voice,ª Paul,ª thou art beside thyself;ª° muchª learningª doth makeª° theeª mad.ª²" {Act 26:24} + "Being defamed,ª° we intreat:ª° we are madeª° asª the filthª of the¹ world,ª [and are] the offscouringª of all thingsª untoª this day.ª" {1Co 4:13}
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