4. When I lie down, I say, Mosai (how long) till I arise? But the erev drags on, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto dawn.
5. My basar is clothed with worm and clod of aphar; my ohr (skin) is broken, and become loathsome.
6. My yamim are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without tikveh.
7. O remember that my life is ruach (wind); mine eye shall no more see tov.
8. The ayin (eye) of him that hath seen me shall see me no longer; thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.
9. Like the anan that fades and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
10. He shall return no more to his bais, neither shall his makom know him any more.
11. Therefore I will not curb my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my ruach; I will complain in the mar (bitterness) of my nefesh.
12. Am I a yam, or a tannin (monster of the yam [sea]), that Thou settest a mishmar (guard watch) over me?
13. When I say, My bed shall give me nachamah (comfort), my couch shall ease my complaint,
14. Then Thou frightenest me with chalomot (dreams), and terrifiest me through chezyonot (visions),
15. So that my nefesh chooseth machanak (strangling) and mavet (death) rather than this skeleton.
16. I loathe it; I would not live l'olam, let me alone; for my yamim are hevel (vanity, meaningless).