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May they be put to shame and may they be confounded who rejoice at my distress
"May those who rejoice at my distress be put to shame and confounded"
May they be put to shame
"May they feel shame"
may they be confounded
"may they be confused" or "may they be humiliated"
May those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "May you clothe with shame and dishonor those who exalt themselves over me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
exalt themselves over me
"consider themselves better than I am" or "think they have the right to treat me badly"
clothed with shame and dishonor
Here shame and dishonor are spoken of as if they were shameful clothes that the writer could wear. These abstract nouns can be stated as verbs. Alternate translation: "shamed and dishonored" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
shame and dishonor
These terms mean about the same thing and are used to emphasize how degraded they will be. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)