“But now, God has worn me out. You, ⌞God,⌟ have destroyed everyone who supports me.
“I hate my life. I will freely express my complaint. I will speak as bitterly as I feel.
the spokesman for my thoughts. My eyes drip ⌞with tears⌟ to God
“My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.
There the wicked stop their raging. There the weary are able to rest.
Am I not completely helpless? Haven’t my skills been taken away from me?
I hate my life; I do not want to live forever. Leave me alone because my days are so brief.
Likewise, I have been given months that are of no use, and I have inherited nights filled with misery.
The Almighty Lord will teach me what to say, so I will know how to encourage weary people. Morning after morning he will wake me to listen like a student.
I have begun to strike you with heavy blows and to ruin you because of your sins.