1. My nefesh is sick of my life; I will give free rein to my si'akh (complaint); I will speak in the mar (bitterness) of my nefesh.
2. I will say unto Eloah, Do not condemn me; show me what charge Thou dost contend with me.
3. Is it hatov (pleasing) unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, that Thou shouldest reject the work of Thine hands, and shine [favor] upon the etzah (scheme) of the resha'im?
4. Hast Thou eyes of basar? Or seest Thou as enosh seeth?
5. Are Thy yamim like the yamim of enosh? Are Thy years like the days of gever (man),
6. That Thou seekest after mine avon, and searchest after my chattat?
7. Though Thou has da'as that I am not a resha, and there is none that can deliver out of Thine yad,
8. Thine yadayim have formed me and altogether round about have fashioned me; yet Thou hast now swallowed me.