¹I am the man who has seen affliction ²He has driven me away and made me walk ³Indeed, He keeps turning His hand ⁴He has worn away my flesh and skin; ⁵He has besieged me and surrounded me ⁶He has made me dwell in darkness ⁷He has walled me in so I cannot escape; ⁸Even when I cry out and plead for help, ⁹He has barred my ways with cut stones; ¹⁰He is a bear lying in wait, ¹¹He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; ¹²He bent His bow ¹³He pierced my kidneys ¹⁴I am a laughingstock to all my people; ¹⁵He has filled me with bitterness; ¹⁶He has ground my teeth with gravel ¹⁷My soul has been deprived of peace; ¹⁸So I say, “My strength has perished,