¹¹ “Therefore I will not keep silent;^(A)
    I will speak out in the anguish^(B) of my spirit,
    I will complain^(C) in the bitterness of my soul.^(D)
12 Am I the sea,^(E) or the monster of the deep,^(F)
    that you put me under guard?^(G)
13 When I think my bed will comfort me
    and my couch will ease my complaint,^(H)
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
    and terrify^(I) me with visions,^(J)
15 so that I prefer strangling and death,^(K)
    rather than this body of mine.^(L)
16 I despise my life;^(M) I would not live forever.^(N)
    Let me alone;^(O) my days have no meaning.^(P)

¹⁷ “What is mankind that you make so much of them,
    that you give them so much attention,^(Q)
18 that you examine them every morning^(R)
    and test them^(S) every moment?^(T)
19 Will you never look away from me,^(U)
    or let me alone even for an instant?^(V)
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,^(W)
    you who see everything we do?
Why have you made me your target?^(X)
    Have I become a burden to you?^[a](Y)
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
    and forgive my sins?^(Z)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;^(AA)
    you will search for me, but I will be no more.”^(AB)