| 1 | Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people. | |
| 2 | But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. | |
| 3 | For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? | |
| 4 | This was nothing short of devastating and injurious to my professional and personal identity. | |
| 5 | Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. |