²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

¹Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

⁹Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

⁴And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

⁵But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

⁴I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

⁵He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

²For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

²⁰They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

³My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

¹⁰As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

¹⁵My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

²²Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

⁵Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

¹⁰When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

¹²They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

⁷They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

⁸They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

⁵They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

⁵¹The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

⁶¹The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

⁶⁹The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

⁷⁸Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

⁸⁵The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

⁸⁶All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

⁸⁷They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.