26. When I expected good, then evil came unto me; and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
27. My bowels boil and do not rest; the days of affliction came upon me.
28. I went about darkened, but not by the sun; I stood up and cried out in the congregation.
29. I have become a brother to dragons and a companion to owls.
30. My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
31. My harp is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of those that weep.