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being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.
when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.
when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.
when we are slandered, we reply as friends; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.
Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.