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)

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11 “Therefore I will not (A)restrain my mouth;
    I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
    I will (B)complain in (C)the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I the sea, or (D)a sea monster,
    that you set a guard over me?
13 (E)When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
    my couch will ease my complaint,’
14 then you scare me with dreams
    and terrify me with visions,
15 so that I would choose strangling
    and death rather than my (F)bones.
16 I (G)loathe my life; I would not live forever.
    (H)Leave me alone, for my days are (I)a breath.

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