They were banished from the community – people shouted at them like they would shout at thieves –

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.

“Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.

I will put it into the hand of your tormentors who said to you, ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’ You made your back like the ground, and like the street for those who walked over you.”