1“But now they mock me, men younger than…
2What use to me was the strength of…
3Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the…
4They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the…
5They were banished from among men, shouted at…
6so that they lived on the slopes of…
7They cried out among the shrubs and huddled…
8A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven…
9And now they mock me in song; I…
10They abhor me and keep far from me;…
11Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted…
12The rabble arises at my right; they lay…
13They tear up my path; they profit from…
14They advance as through a wide breach; through…
15Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive…
16And now my soul is poured out within…
17Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains…
18With great force He grasps my garment; He…
19He throws me into the mud, and I…
20I cry out to You for help, but…
21You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose…
22You snatch me up into the wind and…
23Yes, I know that You will bring me…
24Yet no one stretches out his hand against…
25Have I not wept for those in trouble?…
26But when I hoped for good, evil came;…
27I am churning within and cannot rest; days…
28I go about blackened, but not by the…
29I have become a brother of jackals, a…
30My skin grows black and peels, and my…
31My harp is tuned to mourning and my…
