ל (Lamed) Is it nothing to you, ¹  all you who pass by on the road? ²  Look and see! Is there any pain like mine? The Lord ³  has afflicted me, ⁴  he ⁵  has inflicted it on me when ⁶  he burned with anger. ⁷ 

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

as well as the persecutions and sufferings ¹  that happened to me in Antioch, ²  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ³  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

So also ¹  Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, ²  since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire ³  in a way similar to ⁴  these angels, ⁵  are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings a curse will enter her to produce bitterness.

When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, ¹  and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

Listen to the cattle groan! ¹  The herds of livestock wander around in confusion ²  because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

For then there will be great suffering ¹  unlike anything that has happened ²  from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

“But in those days, after that suffering, ¹  the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Now ¹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ²  for twelve years ³  but could not be healed by anyone.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received ¹  the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. ¹ 

Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, ¹  and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, ²  unless they repent of her deeds.

Remove ¹  your hand ²  far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror. ³ 

But if they are bound in chains, ¹  and held captive by the cords of affliction,

My eyes ¹  grow dim ²  from suffering; they grow weak ³  because of all my enemies. ⁴ 

Deliver me from my distress; ¹  rescue me from my suffering! ² 

See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins! ¹ 

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! ¹  Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? ¹  Have pity on your servants! ²