1 I am the man who has seen afflictionby the rod of the Lord’s wrath.
2 He has driven me away and made me walkin darkness rather than light;
3 indeed, he has turned his hand against meagain and again, all day long.
4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow oldand has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded mewith bitterness and hardship.