11Therefore I will not refrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
12AmI a seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,or a whaleתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577,that thou settestתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760a watchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929over me?
13When I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,My bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shall comfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, my couchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shall easeיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879;
14Then thou scarestוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472,and terrifiestתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me through visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:
15So that my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315choosethוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than my lifeמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.
16I loatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988it;I would not liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alwayלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:let me aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308;for my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.
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