16. "Now my life is slipping away. Days of suffering grab hold of me.
17. At night my bones hurt. My gnawing pains never stop.
18. God's great power becomes like clothes to me. He chokes me like the neck of my shirt.
19. He throws me down into the mud. I'm nothing but dust and ashes.
20. "God, I cry out to you. But you don't answer me. I stand up. But all you do is look at me.
21. You do mean things to me. Your mighty hand attacks me.
22. You pick me up and blow me away with the wind. You toss me around in the storm.
23. I know that you will bring me down to death. That's what you have appointed for everyone.
24. "No one would crush people when they cry out for help in their trouble.
25. Haven't I sobbed over those who are in trouble? Haven't I felt sorry for poor people?
26. I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came. I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.
27. My insides are always churning. Nothing but days of suffering are ahead of me.
28. My skin has become dark, but the sun didn't do it. I stand up in the community and cry out for help.
29. I've become a brother to wild dogs. Owls are my companions.
30. My skin grows black and peels. My body burns with fever.