1 禄My spirit is broken. My days are extinguished. The grave is waiting for me.
2 禄Mockers surrounded me. My eye dwells on their provocation.
3 禄Please guarantee my bail. Who else will guarantee it with a handshake?
4 禄You close their minds and hearts so that they cannot understand. That is why you will not honor them.
5 禄Whoever turns in friends to get their property should have his children's eyesight fail.
6 禄Now he has made me a laughingstock for many people. Now they spit in my face.
7 禄My eyes are dim because of grief. My limbs are like a shadow.
8 禄This shocks decent people. The innocent are against the godless people.
9 禄Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
10 禄But now, you must come and try again! I will not find one wise man among you.
11 禄My days are passing by. My plans are broken. My dreams are shattered.
12 禄You say that night is day. Light has nearly become darkness.
13 禄Should I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness?
14 禄If I say to the pit: You are my father! And to the worm: You are my mother and sister!
15 禄Where is my hope? Can you see any hope left in me?
16 禄Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?芦