7. I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.
8. He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through;He has veiled my paths with darkness.
9. He has stripped me of my honorand removed the crown from my head.
10. He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined. He uproots my hope like a tree.
11. His anger burns against me,and He regards me as one of His enemies.
12. His troops advance together;they construct a ramp against meand camp around my tent.
13. He has removed my brothers from me;my acquaintances have abandoned me.
14. My relatives stop coming by,and my close friends have forgotten me.
15. My house guests and female servants regard me as a stranger;I am a foreigner in their sight.
16. I call for my servant, but he does not answer,even if I beg him with my own mouth.
17. My breath is offensive to my wife,and my own family finds me repulsive.
18. Even young boys scorn me.When I stand up, they mock me.