How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?
Are not the days of my life few? Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort
look away from him, and desist, that he may enjoy, like a hireling, his day.
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Look away from me, that I may know gladness, before I depart and be no more!”
My soul also is sorely troubled. But thou, O Lord—how long?
O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
they cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?”