¹Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

¹ "Onid llafur caled sydd i ddyn ar y ddaear, a'i ddyddiau fel dyddiau gwas cyflog?

²As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

² Fel caethwas yn dyheu am gysgod, a gwas yn disgwyl am ei d�l,

³So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

³ felly y daeth misoedd ofer i'm rhan innau, a threfnwyd imi nosweithiau gofidus.

⁴When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

⁴ Pan orweddaf, dywedaf, 'Pa bryd y caf godi?' Y mae'r nos yn hir, a byddaf yn blino yn troi a throsi hyd doriad gwawr.

⁵My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

⁵ Gorchuddiwyd fy nghnawd gan bryfed a budreddi; crawniodd fy nghroen, ac yna torri allan.

⁶My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

⁶ Y mae fy nyddiau'n gyflymach na gwennol gwehydd; darfyddant fel edafedd yn dirwyn i ben.

⁷O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

⁷ "Cofia mai awel o wynt yw fy hoedl; ni w�l fy llygaid ddaioni eto.

⁸The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

⁸ Y llygad sy'n edrych arnaf, ni'm gw�l; ar amrantiad ni fyddaf ar gael iti.

⁹As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

⁹ Fel y cilia'r cwmwl a diflannu, felly'r sawl sy'n mynd i Sheol, ni ddychwel oddi yno;

¹⁰He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

¹⁰ ni ddaw eto i'w gartref, ac nid edwyn ei le mohono mwy.

¹¹Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¹ "Ond myfi, nid ataliaf fy ngeiriau; llefaraf yng nghyfyngder fy ysbryd, cwynaf yn chwerwder fy enaid.

¹²Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

¹² Ai'r m�r ydwyf, neu'r ddraig, gan dy fod yn gosod gwyliwr arnaf?

¹³When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;

¹³ "Pan ddywedaf, 'Fy ngwely a rydd gysur imi; fy ngorweddfa a liniara fy nghwyn',

¹⁴Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

¹⁴ yr wyt yn fy nychryn � breuddwydion, ac yn f'arswydo � gweledigaethau.

¹⁵So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

¹⁵ Gwell fyddai gennyf fy nhagu, a marw yn hytrach na goddef fy mhoen.

¹⁶I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

¹⁶ Rwy'n ddiobaith; ni ddymunaf fyw am amser maith. Gad lonydd imi, canys y mae fy nyddiau fel anadl.

¹⁷What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

¹⁷ Beth yw meidrolyn i ti ei ystyried, ac iti roi cymaint o sylw iddo?

¹⁸And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

¹⁸ Yr wyt yn ymweld ag ef bob bore, ac yn ei brofi bob eiliad.

¹⁹How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

¹⁹ Pa bryd y peidi ag edrych arnaf, ac y rhoi lonydd imi lyncu fy mhoeri?

²⁰I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

²⁰ Os pechais, beth a wneuthum i ti, O wyliwr dynolryw? Pam y cymeraist fi'n nod, nes fy mod yn faich i mi fy hun?

²¹And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

²¹ Pam na faddeui fy nhrosedd a symud fy mai? Yn awr rwy'n gorwedd yn y llwch, ac er i ti chwilio amdanaf, ni fyddaf ar gael."