| 1 | My spirit will be wasted, my days will be shortened, and only the grave will left for me. |
| 2 | I have not sinned, yet my eye remains in bitterness. |
| 3 | Free me, O Lord, and set me beside you, and let the hand of anyone you wish fight against me. |
| 4 | You have set their heart far from discipline; therefore, they will not be praised. |
| 5 | He promises prey to his companions, but the eyes of his sons will grow faint. |
| 6 | He has posted me like a proverb to the people, and I am an example in their presence. |
| 7 | My eyesight has been clouded by indignation, and my limbs have been reduced, as if to nothing. |
| 8 | The just will be astounded over this, and the innocent will be stirred up against the hypocrite. |
| 9 | And the just will cling to his way, and clean hands will increase strength. |
| 10 | Therefore, be converted, all of you, and approach, for I do not find in you any wisdom. |
| 11 | My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart. |
| 12 | They have turned night into day, and I hope for light again after the darkness. |
| 13 | If I should wait, the underworld is my house, and in darkness I have spread out my bed. |
| 14 | I have said to decay and to worms: "You are my father, my mother, and my sister." |
| 15 | Therefore, where is my expectation now, and who is it that considers my patience? |
| 16 | Everything of mine will descend into the deepest underworld; do you think that, in that place at least, there will be rest for me? |
