12. So ish lieth down, and riseth not, till Shomayim be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13. O that Thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that Thou wouldest conceal me until Thy wrath has passed, that Thou wouldest appoint me a chok (set time), and remember me!
14. If a gever die, shall he live again? All the days of my tzava (hard army service) will I wait, till my chalifah (changing, renewal) come.
15. Thou shalt call, and I will answer Thee; Thou wilt have a desire for the ma'aseh (work) of Thine hands.
16. For now Thou countest my steps. Dost Thou not watch over my chattat?
17. My peysha is sealed up in a bag, and Thou would cover over mine avon.
18. And surely the har (mountain) falling crumbles, and the tzur (rock) is moved out of its place.
19. The mayim wear away the avanim; Thou washest away the things which grow out of the aphar aretz; and Thou destroyest the tikvat enosh.
20. Thou prevailest lanetzach (forever) against him, and he passeth away; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21. His banim come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22. Only his basar shall have pain upon him, and his nefesh within him shall mourn.