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A fasting speaker is mocked at the city gate.
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Psalms 69:10-12

I made sackcloth my clothing

I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no · Psalms 69

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10When I wept and fasted, it became a reproach to me.

11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I became a byword to them.

12Those who sit at the gate talk about me, and I am the song of those who drink strong drink.

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