⁴⁰ And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.

¹⁴ And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

⁵³ And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

⁵⁴ But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.

²⁴ he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

²⁵ But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.

⁶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

³ Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. Psalm 124 A Song of Ascents; of David.

⁷ All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, `saying',

⁴ I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

¹⁹ But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

³³ He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

³² Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.