¹⁸ They loathed all food^(A)
    and drew near the gates of death.^(B)

³ I am overwhelmed with troubles^(A)
    and my life draws near to death.^(B)

¹³ Lord, see how my enemies^(A) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(B) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(C)

¹⁹ “Or someone may be chastened^(A) on a bed of pain^(B)
    with constant distress in their bones,^(C)
20 so that their body finds food^(D) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.^(E)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,^(F) once hidden, now stick out.^(G)
22 They draw near to the pit,^(H)
    and their life to the messengers of death.^[a](I)

¹⁰ I said, “In the prime of my life^(A)
    must I go through the gates of death^(B)
    and be robbed of the rest of my years?^(C)”

¹⁷ Have the gates of death^(A) been shown to you?
    Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?^(B)