1“I am disgustedH6962with my own lifeH2425;I will expressH5800my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879freelyH5800;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 workיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of Your handsכַּפֶּ֑יךָka.Pei.khaH3709, Andto lookH3313favorablyH3313onthe planעֲצַ֖ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563?
4Do You have eyesהַעֵינֵ֣יha.'ei.NeiH5869of fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320?Orאִם־'im-H518do Youseeכִּרְא֖וֹתkir.'otH7200as mankindאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582seesתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200?
5Are Your daysהֲכִימֵ֣יha.khi.MeiH3117like the daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117of a mortalאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,Orאִם־'i.moSh-H518Your yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָShe.no.Tei.khaH8141like a man’sגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397yearכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117,
6ThatYou should searchתְבַקֵּ֥שׁte.va.KeshH1245for my guiltלַעֲוֹנִ֑יla.'a.vo.NiH5771And carefullyH1875seekH1875my sinוּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥יu.le.cha.ta.TiH2403?
7Accordingעַֽל־'al-H5921to Your knowledgeדַּ֭עְתְּךָDa'.te.khaH1847I amH7561indeedכִּי־ki-H3588not guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,Yet thereH369isH369noH369oneH5337to saveH5337mefrom Your handמִיָּדְךָ֣mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
8‘Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027fashionedעִ֭צְּבוּנִי'I.tze.vu.niH6087and madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִיvai.ya.'a.Su.niH6213mealtogetherיַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יבYa.chad sa.VivH3162H5439,Yet would You destroyוַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃Va.te.va.le.'E.niH1104me?
9Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142that You have madeעֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי'a.si.Ta.niH6213me asclayכַחֹ֣מֶרkha.Cho.merH2563; Yet would Youturnתְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃te.shi.Ve.niH7725me into dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083againH7725?
10Did You not pourתַּתִּיכֵ֑נִיta.ti.Khe.niH5413me outH5413like milkכֶ֭חָלָבkhe.cha.loH2461,And curdleתַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃tak.pi.'E.niH7087me like cheeseוְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗הve.khag.ge.vi.NahH1385,
11Clotheתַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִיtal.bi.She.niH3847me with skinע֣וֹרorH5785and fleshוּ֭בָשָׂרU.va.sorH1320,And intertwineתְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃te.so.khe.Khe.niH5526me with bonesוּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹתu.va.'a.tza.MotH6106and tendonsוְ֝גִידִ֗יםve.gi.DimH1517?
12You havegrantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213me lifeH2425andgoodnessוָ֭חֶסֶדVa.che.sedH2617;And Your careוּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗u.fe.ku.da.te.chaH6486has guardedשָֽׁמְרָ֥הsha.me.RahH8104my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.
13Yet You have concealedצָפַ֣נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845theseH428thingsוְ֭אֵלֶּהVe.'e.lehH428in Your heartבִלְבָבֶ֑ךָvil.va.Ve.khaH3824;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisH2088is withinעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973You:
14Ifאִם־'im-H518I have sinnedחָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398, You willtakeH8104noteH8104of me, Andwill not acquitתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352me of my guiltוּ֝מֵעֲוֹנִ֗יu.me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
15Ifאִם־'im-H518I amH7561wickedH7561,woeאַלְלַ֬י'a.LaiH480to me! But ifI amH6663righteousוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיVe.tza.dak.tiH6663, I darenot liftאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375upH5375my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. I amfullשְׂבַ֥עse.Va'H7649of shameקָ֝ל֗וֹןka.LonH7036, andconsciousוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7202of my miseryעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.
16And should my headbe highוְ֭יִגְאֶהVe.yig.'ehH1342,You would huntתְּצוּדֵ֑נִיte.tzu.De.niH6679me like a lionכַּשַּׁ֣חַלka.Sha.chalH7826;And You would showH6381YourpowerH6381against me againוְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בve.ta.ShoH7725.
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 did You bringהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיho.tze.Ta.niH3318me outH3318of the wombמֵ֭רֶחֶםMe.re.chemH7358?If only 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,Broughtאוּבָֽל׃'u.ValH2986from wombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990to tombלַקֶּ֥בֶרla.Ke.verH6913.’
20Would He not leaveH2308my fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117aloneH2308?Withdrawוְשִׁ֥יתya.shitH7896from me so that I may haveH1082a littleמְּעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592cheerfulnessH1082
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 utterH5890gloomH5890likeכְּמ֥וֹke.MoH3644darknessאֹ֗פֶל'O.felH652itself,Of deepצַ֭לְמָוֶתTzal.ma.vetH6757shadowH6757withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808orderסְדָרִ֗יםse.da.RimH5468,And it shinesוַתֹּ֥פַעva.To.fa'H3313likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644darknessאֹֽפֶל׃ פ'O.felH652.”
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