⁶ But I am a worm^(A) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,^(B) despised^(C) by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;^(D)
    they hurl insults,^(E) shaking their heads.^(F)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.^(G)
Let him deliver him,^(H)
    since he delights^(I) in him.”

⁹ Yet you brought me out of the womb;^(J)
    you made me trust^(K) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰ From birth^(L) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹ Do not be far from me,^(M)
    for trouble is near^(N)
    and there is no one to help.^(O)

¹² Many bulls^(P) surround me;^(Q)
    strong bulls of Bashan^(R) encircle me.
¹³ Roaring lions^(S) that tear their prey^(T)
    open their mouths wide^(U) against me.
¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.^(V)
My heart has turned to wax;^(W)
    it has melted^(X) within me.
¹⁵ My mouth^[a] is dried up like a potsherd,^(Y)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;^(Z)
    you lay me in the dust^(AA) of death.

¹⁶ Dogs^(AB) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce^[b](AC) my hands and my feet.
¹⁷ All my bones are on display;
    people stare^(AD) and gloat over me.^(AE)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots^(AF) for my garment.^(AG)