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Ekhah 3:25-30 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

25. Hashem is tov unto them that wait for Him, to the nefesh that seeketh Him.

26. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the Teshu'at Hashem.

27. It is tov for a gever that he bear the ol (yoke) from his youth.

28. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because He hath laid it upon him.

29. He putteth his mouth in the aphar; there may yet be tikvah.

30. He offereth his lekhi (cheek) to him that striketh him; he is filled full with reproach [Isa 50:6].

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