⁷ Surely, God, you have worn me out;^(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.^(B)
8 You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness^(C) rises up and testifies against me.^(D)
9 God assails me and tears^(E) me in his anger^(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;^(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.^(H)
10 People open their mouths^(I) to jeer at me;^(J)
    they strike my cheek^(K) in scorn
    and unite together against me.^(L)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.^(M)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.^(N)
He has made me his target;^(O)
13     his archers surround me.^(P)
Without pity, he pierces^(Q) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
¹⁴ Again and again^(R) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(S)