1. I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath.
2. He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.
3. Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day.
4. He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones.
5. He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.
6. In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.
7. He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.
8. Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer.
9. He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.
10. He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.
11. He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate.