17:7 My eyes have grown dim 1 with grief;
my whole frame 2 is but a shadow.
17:8 Upright men are appalled 3 at this;
the innocent man is troubled 4 with the godless.
17:9 But the righteous man holds to his way,
and the one with clean hands grows stronger. 5
17:10 “But turn, all of you, 6 and come 7 now! 8
I will not find a wise man among you.
17:11 My days have passed, my plans 9 are shattered,
even 10 the desires 11 of my heart.
17:12 These men 12 change 13 night into day;
they say, 14 ‘The light is near
in the face of darkness.’ 15
17:13 If 16 I hope for the grave to be my home,
if I spread out my bed in darkness,
17:14 If I cry 17 to corruption, 18 ‘You are my father,’
and to the worm, ‘My Mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
17:15 where then 19 is my hope?
And my hope, 20 who sees it?
17:16 Will 21 it 22 go down to the barred gates 23 of death?
Will 24 we descend 25 together into the dust?”