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28 To sit alone and in silence,
    when its weight lies heavy,
29 To put one’s mouth in the dust—[a]
    there may yet be hope—
30 To offer one’s cheek to be struck,
    to be filled with disgrace.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:29 To put one’s mouth in the dust: a sign of humiliation and submission; cf. v. 16; Ps 72:9.

28 Let him sit alone in silence,(A)
    for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust(B)
    there may yet be hope.(C)
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,(D)
    and let him be filled with disgrace.(E)

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