⁴⁰ And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

¹⁴ And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

⁵³ And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

⁵⁴ But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.

²⁴ He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.

²⁵ But when the people were sent out, he went in and took her by the hand; and the girl got up.

⁶ Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

³ Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.

⁴ For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.

⁷ I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

⁴ It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

¹⁹ But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us, laughing at us and saying, What are you doing? will you go against the king?

³³ So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.

³² Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.