For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

And was not Israel the derision to thee? Among thieves was he found? For since thy words concerning him, Thou dost bemoan thyself.

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves, that as oft as thou didst speak of him, thou didst shake the head?