While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

"But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.

"Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don't hesitate to spit in my face.