1. My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
2. Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3. “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
4. You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
5. If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail.