But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 38 of Psalms. Psalm 38 presents physical suffering, guilt, and social isolation within a single penitential prayer. The psalmist’s wounds are interpreted in relation to his sin, but the text does not reduce all human illness to a mechanical explanation: the center is the plea for mercy. Friends and enemies become part of the anguish, while the psalmist maintains an attitude of waiting before God and ends by asking the Lord not to be far away.
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Und die mir nach dem Leben trachten, stellen mir nach; und die mir übelwollen, reden, wie sie Schaden tun wollen, und gehen mit eitel Listen um.
Mas yo, como si fuera sordo no oía; Y estaba como un mudo, que no abre su boca.
Pero yo, como un sordo, no oigo; como un mudo, no abro la boca.
Et moi, je suis comme un sourd, je n'entends pas; Je suis comme un muet, qui n'ouvre pas la bouche.
Ma io, come se fossi sordo, non ascolto; E son come un mutolo che non apre la bocca.
Mas eu, como surdo, não ouvia, e era como mudo, que não abre a boca.
但我如聾子聽不見, 像啞巴不能開口。
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