Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 13:4

Ah! can you bear contempt; the venom'd tongue

Of those whom ruin pleases, the keen sneer,

The lewd reproaches of the rascal herd;

Who for the selfsame actions, if successful,

Would be as grossly lavish in your praise?

To sum up all in one — can you support

The scornful glances, the malignant joy,

Or more, detested pity of a rival —

Of a triumphant rival? James Thomson, 1700-1748.