7. “Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
8. He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has shrouded my path in darkness.
9. He has stripped me of my honor, and removed the crown from my head.
10. He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
11. His anger burns against me, and He considers me among His enemies.
12. His troops advance together; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
13. “He removed my brothers far from me; my acquaintances are only strangers to me.
14. My relatives have gone away and my close friends have forgotten me.
15. My houseguests and my maidservants consider me a stranger. I have become a foreigner in their eyes.
16. I call my servant but he does not reply though I beg him with my own mouth.
17. My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my children.