"For my groaningcomesat the sightof my food,And my criespourout like water.
"And nowmy soulis pouredout withinme; Daysof afflictionhave seizedme.
So that his lifeloathesbread,And his soulfavoritefood.
"My soulrefusesto touch[them]; They are like loathsomefoodto me.
"Will You neverturnYour gazeaway from me, Norletme aloneuntilI swallowmy spittle?
For I have eatenasheslike breadAnd mingledmy drinkwith weeping
WhenI keptsilent[about my sin], my bodywastedawayThrough my groaningalldaylong.
I am benumbedand badlycrushed;I groanbecauseof the agitationof my heart.
You have fedthem with the breadof tears,And You have madethem to drinktearsin largemeasure.
Allof us growllike bears,And moansadlylike doves;We hopefor justice,but thereis none,For salvation,[but] it is farfrom us.
EvenwhenI cryout and callfor help,He shutsout my prayer.
They gatheredto Mizpah,and drewwaterand pouredit out beforethe LORD,and fastedon that dayand saidthere,"We have sinnedagainst the LORD."And Samueljudgedthe sonsof Israelat Mizpah.
