3Forsooth thou, the praising of Israel, dwellest in holiness;
4our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou deliveredest them.
5They cried to thee, and they were made safe; they hoped in thee, and they were not shamed.
6But I am a worm, and not a man; the shame of men, and the out-casting of the people.
7All men seeing me scorned me; they spake with lips, and wagged the head, and said,