1. I am the man who has seen afflictionby the rod of the Lord’s wrath.
2. He has driven me away and made me walkin darkness rather than light;
3. indeed, he has turned his hand against meagain and again, all day long.
4. He has made my skin and my flesh grow oldand has broken my bones.
5. He has besieged me and surrounded mewith bitterness and hardship.