4 He has worn away my flesh and my skin,he has broken my bones;
5 He has besieged me all aroundwith poverty and hardship;
6 He has left me to dwell in dark placeslike those long dead.
7 He has hemmed me in with no escape,weighed me down with chains;
8 Even when I cry for help,he stops my prayer;
9 He has hemmed in my ways with fitted stones,and made my paths crooked.
10 He has been a bear lying in wait for me,a lion in hiding!