But I am not silencedby the darkness,Nordeep gloom[which] coversme.
"Therefore,behold,I will gatheryou to your fathers,and you will be gatheredto your gravein peace,and your eyeswill not seeallthe evilwhichI will bringon thisplace."'"So they broughtbackwordto the king.
Whythen have You broughtme out of the womb?Would that I had diedand noeyehad seenme!
I should have beenas thoughI had not been,Carriedfrom wombto tomb.'
"He does not believethat he will returnfrom darkness,And he is destinedfor the sword.
"He is drivenfrom lightinto darkness,And chasedfrom the inhabitedworld.
"The lightin his tentis darkened,And his lampgoesout abovehim.
"He has walledup my wayso that I cannotpass,And He has putdarknesson my paths.
Ordarkness,so that you cannotsee,And an abundanceof watercoversyou.
"Would that Godwere willingto crushme, That He would looseHis handand cutme off!
The righteousmanperishes,and nomantakesit to heart;And devoutmenare takenaway,while nooneunderstands.For the righteousmanis takenawayfrom evil,
