1. Woe is me! Because I am as the gathering of summer fruit,as the gleaning of grapes;there is no cluster to eat,no early fig that my soul desires.
2. The godly has perished from the earth,and no one is upright among men.All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;each hunts his brother with a net.
3. Both hands are upon evil, to do it well.The prince and the judge request the bribe,the powerful asserts the craving of his very soul—they intertwine together.
4. The best among them is like a brier,the most upright among them a bramble;the day of your watchmen,of your punishment, has come;now their confusion is at hand.
5. Do not trust in a companion,do not rely on a friend;from her who lies in your embrace,guard the doors of your mouth.
6. For the son dishonors the father,the daughter rises up against her mother,the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—the enemies of a man are members of his own household.
7. But as for me, I watch for the Lord;I await the God of my salvation;my God will hear me.
8. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!Although I have fallen, I will rise;although I dwell in darkness,the Lord is my light.
9. I will endure the rage of the Lord,because I have sinned against Him,until the time when He pleads my caseand executes judgment for me.He will bring me out into the light;I will look upon His vindication.
10. Then my enemy will see,and shame will cover herwho said to me,“Where is the Lord your God?”My eyes will look upon her;now she will be trampledlike muck in the streets.
11. A day for building your walls,in that day the boundary will be extended.