5 "I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
6 "If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?
7 "But now He has exhausted me; You have laid waste all my company.
8 "You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
9 "His anger has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with His teeth; My adversary glares at me.
10 "They have gaped at me with their mouth, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.
11 "God hands me over to ruffians And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.