“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered.’^[a](B)

¹⁸ You have taken from me friend^(A) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

¹¹ My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;^(A)
    my neighbors stay far away.

³ “I have trodden the winepress^(A) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled^(B) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;^(C)
their blood spattered my garments,^(D)
    and I stained all my clothing.

⁷ Your wrath^(A) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.^[a](B)
8 You have taken from me my closest friends^(C)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined^(D) and cannot escape;^(E)