Why persecutest thou me?

You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.

Thou art become cruel to me with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.