they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me. Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? The World English Bible translates the passage as: “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.