1 My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished -- graves `are' for me.

1 רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃

2 If not -- mockeries `are' with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.

2 אִם־לֹ֣א הֲ֭תֻלִים עִמָּדִ֑י וּ֝בְהַמְּרֹותָ֗ם³ תָּלַ֥ן עֵינִֽי׃

3 Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?

3 שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א עָרְבֵ֣נִי עִמָּ֑ךְ מִֽי ה֝֗וּא לְיָדִ֥י יִתָּקֵֽעַ׃

4 For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.

4 כִּֽי־לִ֭בָּם צָפַ֣נְתָּ מִּשָּׂ֑כֶל³ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹ֣א תְרֹמֵֽם׃

5 For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

5 לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃

6 And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.

6 וְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִי לִמְשֹׁ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְתֹ֖פֶת לְפָנִ֣ים אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃

7 And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

7 וַתֵּ֣כַהּ מִכַּ֣עַשׂ עֵינִ֑י וִֽיצֻרַ֖י כַּצֵּ֣ל כֻּלָּֽם׃

8 Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

8 יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים עַל־זֹ֑את וְ֝נָקִ֗י עַל־חָנֵ֥ף יִתְעֹרָֽר׃

9 And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

9 וְיֹאחֵ֣ז צַדִּ֣יק דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וּֽטֳהָר־יָ֝דַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף אֹֽמֶץ׃

10 Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

10 וְֽאוּלָ֗ם כֻּלָּ֣ם תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ וּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑א וְלֹֽא־אֶמְצָ֖א בָכֶ֣ם חָכָֽם׃

11 My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

11 יָמַ֣י עָ֭בְרוּ זִמֹּתַ֣י נִתְּק֑וּ מֹ֖ורָשֵׁ֣י לְבָבִֽי׃

12 Night for day they appoint, Light `is' near because of darkness.

12 לַ֭יְלָה לְיֹ֣ום יָשִׂ֑ימוּ אֹ֝֗ור קָרֹ֥וב מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

13 If I wait -- Sheol `is' my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

13 אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁאֹ֣ול בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃

14 To corruption I have called: -- `Thou `art' my father.' `My mother' and `my sister' -- to the worm.

14 לַשַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥י וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י לָֽרִמָּֽה׃

15 And where `is' now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

15 וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפֹ֣ו תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

16 `To' the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.

16 בַּדֵּ֣י שְׁאֹ֣ל תֵּרַ֑דְנָה אִם־יַ֖חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר נָֽחַת׃