1“But now those who are younger than I…
2Of what use is the strength of their…
3They are gaunt from lack and famine. They…
4They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The…
5They are driven out from among men. They…
6so that they live in frightful valleys, and…
7They bray among the bushes. They are gathered…
8They are children of fools, yes, children of…
9“Now I have become their song. Yes, I…
10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me,…
11For he has untied his cord, and afflicted…
12On my right hand rise the rabble. They…
13They mar my path. They promote my destruction…
14As through a wide breach they come. They…
15Terrors have turned on me. They chase my…
16“Now my soul is poured out within me.…
17In the night season my bones are pierced…
18My garment is disfigured by great force. It…
19He has cast me into the mire. I…
20I cry to you, and you do not…
21You have turned to be cruel to me.…
22You lift me up to the wind, and…
23For I know that you will bring me…
24“However doesn’t one stretch out a hand in…
25Didn’t I weep for him who was in…
26When I looked for good, then evil came.…
27My heart is troubled, and doesn’t rest. Days…
28I go mourning without the sun. I stand…
29I am a brother to jackals, and a…
30My skin grows black and peels from me.…
31Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and…
