¹¹ Ruthless witnesses^(A) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.
¹² They repay me evil for good^(B)
    and leave me like one bereaved.
¹³ Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth^(C)
    and humbled myself with fasting.^(D)
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
¹⁴     I went about mourning^(E)
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.
¹⁵ But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;^(F)
    assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
    They slandered^(G) me without ceasing.
¹⁶ Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;^[a](H)
    they gnashed their teeth^(I) at me.

²⁰ Those who repay my good with evil^(A)
    lodge accusations^(B) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

⁹ Even my close friend,^(A)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[a] against me.^(B)