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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 29

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He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
American Standard Version
Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
New English Translation
Let him bury his face in the dust; perhaps there is hope.
World English Bible
Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
30
He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
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To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
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Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not?
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Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
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Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?