1. I’m doomed!I’ve become like one who,even after the summer fruit has been gathered,after the ripened fruits have been collected,has no cluster of grapes to eat,no ripe fig that I might desire.
2. Faithful ones have perished from the land;there is no righteous one among humanity.All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;they hunt each other with nets.
3. Their hands are skilled at doing evil.Official and judge alike ask for a bribe;the powerful speak however they like;this is how they conspire.
4. The good among them are like a briar;those who do the right thing are like a thorny thicket.(A day for your lookouts!Your punishment has arrived.The confusion of the wicked is nearby.)
5. Don’t rely on a friend;put no trust in a companion;guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace.
6. Son disrespects father;a daughter rises up against her mother,a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;the enemies of a man are those of his own household.
7. But me! I will keep watch for the Lord;I will wait for the God of my salvation;my God will hear me.
8. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy,because when I fall, I will rise;if I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.