⁹ Therefore ^(A)justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not reach us;
We ^(B)hope for light, but there is darkness,
For brightness, but we walk in gloom.
¹⁰ We ^(C)grope for the wall like people who are blind,
We grope like those who have no eyes.
We ^(D)stumble at midday as in the twilight;
Among those who are healthy we are ^(E)like the dead.
¹¹ All of us growl like bears,
And ^(F)moan sadly like doves;
We hope for ^(G)justice, but there is none;
For salvation, but it is far from us.