15. Terrors are directed toward me.They blow away my dignity like the wind.My prosperity vanishes like a cloud.
16. “Now my life is pouring out of me.Days of suffering seize me.
17. At night God pierces my bones.My body doesn’t rest.
18. With great strength he grabs my clothes.He seizes me by the collar of my robe.
19. He throws me into the dirtso that I become like dust and ashes.
20. “I call to you for help,but you don’t answer me.I stand up, but you just look at me.
21. You have begun to treat me cruelly.With your mighty hand you assault me.
22. You pick me up and let the wind carry me away.You toss me around with a storm.
23. I know you will lead me to death,to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.
24. “But God doesn’t stretch out his hand against one who is ruinedwhen that person calls for help in his disaster.
25. Didn’t I cry for the person whose days were difficult?Didn’t my soul grieve for the poor?