1“I loatheH6962my own lifeH2425;I will giveH5800fullעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5800H5921ventH5800tomy complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879;I will speakאֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗'a.da.be.rahH1696in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulH5315.
2I will sayאֹמַ֣ר'o.MarH559to Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433, ‘Do not condemnתַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561me;Let me knowהֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045whyעַ֣ל מַה־'al mah-H5921H4100You contendתְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃te.ri.Ve.niH7378with me.
3Is itrightהֲט֤וֹבha.TovH2896for You indeedH3588tooppressתַעֲשֹׁ֗קta.'a.ShokH6231,To rejectתִ֭מְאַסTim.'asH3988the laborיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of Your handsכַּפֶּ֑יךָka.Pei.khaH3709, Andto lookH3313favorablyH3313onthe schemesעֲצַ֖ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563?
4Have You eyesהַעֵינֵ֣יha.'ei.NeiH5869of fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320?Orאִם־'im-H518do Youseeכִּרְא֖וֹתkir.'otH7200as a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582seesתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200?
5Are Your daysהֲכִימֵ֣יha.khi.MeiH3117as the daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117of a mortalאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,Orאִם־'i.moSh-H518Your yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָShe.no.Tei.khaH8141as man’sגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397yearsכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117,
6ThatYou should seekתְבַקֵּ֥שׁte.va.KeshH1245for my guiltלַעֲוֹנִ֑יla.'a.vo.NiH5771And searchתִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃tid.Ro.oshH1875after my sinוּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥יu.le.cha.ta.TiH2403?
7Accordingעַֽל־'al-H5921to Your knowledgeדַּ֭עְתְּךָDa'.te.khaH1847I am indeedכִּי־ki-H3588not guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,Yet thereH369isnoH369deliveranceמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֣mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
8‘Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027fashionedעִ֭צְּבוּנִי'I.tze.vu.niH6087and madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִיvai.ya.'a.Su.niH6213mealtogetherיַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יבYa.chad sa.VivH3162H5439,And would You destroyוַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃Va.te.va.le.'E.niH1104me?
9Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֭אna'H4994,that You have madeעֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי'a.si.Ta.niH6213me asclayכַחֹ֣מֶרkha.Cho.merH2563; And would Youturnתְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃te.shi.Ve.niH7725me into dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083againH7725?
10Did You not pourתַּתִּיכֵ֑נִיta.ti.Khe.niH5413me out like milkכֶ֭חָלָבkhe.cha.loH2461And curdleתַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃tak.pi.'E.niH7087me like cheeseוְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗הve.khag.ge.vi.NahH1385;
11Clotheתַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִיtal.bi.She.niH3847me with skinע֣וֹרorH5785and fleshוּ֭בָשָׂרU.va.sorH1320,And knitH5526me togetherתְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃te.so.khe.Khe.niH5526with bonesוּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹתu.va.'a.tza.MotH6106and sinewsוְ֝גִידִ֗יםve.gi.DimH1517?
12You havegrantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213me lifeH2425and lovingkindnessוָ֭חֶסֶדVa.che.sedH2617;And Your careוּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗u.fe.ku.da.te.chaH6486has preservedשָֽׁמְרָ֥הsha.me.RahH8104my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.
13YettheseH428thingsוְ֭אֵלֶּהVe.'e.lehH428You have concealedצָפַ֣נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845in Your heartבִלְבָבֶ֑ךָvil.va.Ve.khaH3824;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisH2088is withinעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973You:
14Ifאִם־'im-H518I sinחָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398, then You wouldtakeH8104noteH8104of me, Andwould not acquitתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352me of my guiltוּ֝מֵעֲוֹנִ֗יu.me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
15Ifאִם־'im-H518I am wickedרָשַׁ֡עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561,woeאַלְלַ֬י'a.LaiH480to me! Andif I am righteousוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיVe.tza.dak.tiH6663,I dare not liftאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375up my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. I amsatedשְׂבַ֥עse.Va'H7649with disgraceקָ֝ל֗וֹןka.LonH7036andconsciousוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7202of my miseryעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.
16Should my headbe liftedוְ֭יִגְאֶהVe.yig.'ehH1342up,You would huntתְּצוּדֵ֑נִיte.tzu.De.niH6679me like a lionכַּשַּׁ֣חַלka.Sha.chalH7826;And againוְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בve.ta.ShoH7725You would showH6381YourpowerH6381against me.
17You renewתְּחַדֵּ֬שׁte.cha.DeshH2318Your witnessesעֵדֶ֨יךָ׀'e.Dei.khaH5707againstנֶגְדִּ֗יneg.DiH5048meAnd increaseוְתֶ֣רֶבve.Te.revH7235Your angerכַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָKa.'as.khaH3708towardעִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH5973me;Hardshipחֲלִיפ֖וֹתcha.li.FotH2487after hardshipוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635is with me.
18‘Whyוְלָ֣מָּהve.La.mahH4100then have You broughtהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיho.tze.Ta.niH3318me out of the wombמֵ֭רֶחֶםMe.re.chemH7358?Would that I had diedאֶ֝גְוַ֗ע'eg.Va'H1478and noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869had seenתִרְאֵֽנִי׃tir.'E.niH7200me!
19I should have beenהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961as thoughH3512I had not beenאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961,Carriedאוּבָֽל׃'u.ValH2986from wombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990to tombלַקֶּ֥בֶרla.Ke.verH6913.’
20Would He not letH2308my fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117aloneH2308?Withdrawוְשִׁ֥יתya.shitH7896from me that I may haveH1082a littleמְּעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592cheerH1082
21Beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I goאֵ֭לֵךְ'E.lekhH1980--and I shall not returnאָשׁ֑וּב'a.ShuvH7725--To the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822anddeepוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757shadowH6757,
22The landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of utterH5890gloomH5890as darknessאֹ֗פֶל'O.felH652itself,Of deepצַ֭לְמָוֶתTzal.ma.vetH6757shadowH6757withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808orderסְדָרִ֗יםse.da.RimH5468,And which shinesוַתֹּ֥פַעva.To.fa'H3313as the darknessאֹֽפֶל׃ פ'O.felH652.”
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