Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. No reproofs - תוכחות tochachoth, arguments or vindications; a forensic term. I was as a man accused in open court, and I could make no defense.
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Psalms 38:14
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.