17. There the wicked cease to make trouble,and there the weary find rest.
18. The captives are completely at ease; they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.
19. Both small and great are there,and the slave is set free from his master.
20. Why is light given to one burdened with grief,and life to those whose existence is bitter,
21. who wait for death, but it does not come,and search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22. who are filled with much joyand are glad when they reach the grave?
23. Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24. I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
25. For the thing I feared has overtaken me,and what I dreaded has happened to me.
26. I cannot relax or be still;I have no rest, for trouble comes.