1 My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the last resting-place is ready for me.

1 רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃

2 Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.

2 אִם־לֹ֣א הֲ֭תֻלִים עִמָּדִ֑י וּ֝בְהַמְּרֹותָ֗ם³ תָּלַ֥ן עֵינִֽי׃

3 Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.

3 שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א עָרְבֵ֣נִי עִמָּ֑ךְ מִֽי ה֝֗וּא לְיָדִ֥י יִתָּקֵֽעַ׃

4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

4 כִּֽי־לִ֭בָּם צָפַ֣נְתָּ מִּשָּׂ֑כֶל³ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹ֣א תְרֹמֵֽם׃

5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

5 לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃

6 He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.

6 וְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִי לִמְשֹׁ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְתֹ֖פֶת לְפָנִ֣ים אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃

7 My eyes have become dark because of my pain, and all my body is wasted to a shade.

7 וַתֵּ֣כַהּ מִכַּ֣עַשׂ עֵינִ֑י וִֽיצֻרַ֖י כַּצֵּ֣ל כֻּלָּֽם׃

8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

8 יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים עַל־זֹ֑את וְ֝נָקִ֗י עַל־חָנֵ֥ף יִתְעֹרָֽר׃

9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

9 וְיֹאחֵ֣ז צַדִּ֣יק דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וּֽטֳהָר־יָ֝דַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף אֹֽמֶץ׃

10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.

10 וְֽאוּלָ֗ם כֻּלָּ֣ם תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ וּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑א וְלֹֽא־אֶמְצָ֖א בָכֶ֣ם חָכָֽם׃

11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.

11 יָמַ֣י עָ֭בְרוּ זִמֹּתַ֣י נִתְּק֑וּ מֹ֖ורָשֵׁ֣י לְבָבִֽי׃

12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

12 לַ֭יְלָה לְיֹ֣ום יָשִׂ֑ימוּ אֹ֝֗ור קָרֹ֥וב מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

13 If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark;

13 אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁאֹ֣ול בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃

14 If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;

14 לַשַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥י וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י לָֽרִמָּֽה׃

15 Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?

15 וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפֹ֣ו תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

16 Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust?

16 בַּדֵּ֣י שְׁאֹ֣ל תֵּרַ֑דְנָה אִם־יַ֖חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר נָֽחַת׃