Job 12:4
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I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
In other translations
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
Hebrew words
שְׂחֹקsechoka laughingstockH7814לְרֵעֵהוּ׀lere'ehuto friend hisH7453אֶהְיֶה'ehyehI amH1961קֹרֵאkore'[one who] calledH7121לֶאֱלוֹהַּle'eloahto GodH433וַיַּעֲנֵהוּvaiya'anehuand he answered himH6030שְׂחוֹקsechok[is] a laughingstockH7814צַדִּיקtzadika righteous [person]H6662תָּמִים׃tamima blameless [person]H8549
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Matthew 27:29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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