“Princes sat and spoke against me,
but your servant meditated on your statutes.”
Psalm 119:23
“The proud have had me greatly in derision,
yet have I not declined from your law.”
Psalm 119:51
“The bands of the wicked have robbed me,
but I have not forgotten your law.”
Psalm 119:61
Slander, ridicule, abuse. The righteous cannot stop them from happening. And to respond in kind to them is wrong.
The way to overcome evil is to continue to do good.