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

¹Is there not a warfare to man on earth? And as the days of an hireling his days?

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

²As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

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

³So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, And nights of misery they numbered to me.

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.

⁴If I lay down then I said, `When do I rise!` And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.

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

⁵Clothed hath been my flesh [with] worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,

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

⁶My days swifter than a weaving machine, And they are consumed without hope.

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

⁷Remember Thou that my life [is] a breath, Mine eye turneth not back to see good.

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

⁸The eye of my beholder beholdeth me not. Thine eyes [are] upon me — and I am not.

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

⁹Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.

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

¹⁰He turneth not again to his house, Nor doth his place discern him again.

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

¹¹Also I — I withhold not my mouth — I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.

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

¹²A sea-[monster] am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?

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

¹³When I said, `My bed doth comfort me,` He taketh away in my talking my couch.

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

¹⁴And thou hast affrighted me with dreams, And from visions thou terrifiest me,

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

¹⁵And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.

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

¹⁶I have wasted away — not to the age do I live. Cease from me, for my days [are] vanity.

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

¹⁷What [is] man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

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

¹⁸And inspectest him in the mornings, In the evenings dost try him?

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

¹⁹How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.

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?

²⁰I have sinned, what do I to Thee, O watcher of man? Why hast Thou set me for a mark to Thee, And I am for a burden to myself — and what?

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."

²¹Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me — and I am not!