How long do You not look away from me, nor leave me alone till I swallow my saliva?
He does not allow me to recover my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Look away from him and let him rest, till like a hired man he enjoys his day.
and they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Master, set-apart and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
יהוה, how long are the wrong, How long are the wrong going to exult?
And my being has been greatly troubled; And You, O יהוה – till when?
Are not my days few? Then cease! Leave me alone, so that I brighten up a little,
“Look away from me, That I might brighten up, Before I go away and am no more.”