16. Or [why] was I not a miscarriage, hidden and put away, as infants who never saw light?
17. There [in death] the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
18. There the [captive] prisoners rest together; they hear not the taskmaster's voice.
19. The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master. [Jer. 20:14-18.]
20. Why is light [of life] given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
21. Who long and wait for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
22. Who rejoice exceedingly and are elated when they find the grave?
23. [Why is the light of day given] to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
24. For my sighing comes before my food, and my groanings are poured out like water.
25. For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid befalls me.
26. I was not or am not at ease, nor had I or have I rest, nor was I or am I quiet, yet trouble came and still comes [upon me].