3 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
² He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, ^[a]and not in light.
³ Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
⁴ My flesh and my skin hath he ^[b]made old; he hath broken my bones.
⁵ He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
⁶ He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
⁷ He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
⁸ Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
⁹ He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.
¹⁰ He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
¹¹ He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
¹² He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
¹³ He hath caused the ^[c]shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.
¹⁴ I am become a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.
¹⁵ He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.
¹⁶ He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes.
¹⁷ And thou hast ^[d]removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity.
¹⁸ And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.