¹[] Το πνευμα μου φθειρεται, αι ημεραι μου σβυνονται, οι ταφοι ειναι ετοιμοι δι' εμε.

¹“My spirit is consumed. My days are extinct, And the grave is ready for me.

²Δεν ειναι χλευασται πλησιον μου; και δεν διανυκτερευει ο οφθαλμος μου εν ταις πικριαις αυτων;

²Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.

³Ασφαλισον με, δεομαι· γενου εις εμε εγγυητης πλησιον σου· τις ηθελεν εγγυηθη εις εμε;

³“Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?

⁴Διοτι συ εκρυψας την καρδιαν αυτων απο συνεσεως· δια τουτο δεν θελεις υψωσει αυτους.

⁴For you have hidden their heart from understanding, Therefore you shall not exalt them.

⁵Του λαλουντος με απατην προς τους φιλους, και οι οφθαλμοι των τεκνων αυτου θελουσι τηκεσθαι.

⁵He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

⁶Και με κατεστησε παροιμιαν των λαων· και ενωπιον αυτων κατεσταθην ονειδος.

⁶“But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.

⁷Και ο οφθαλμος μου εμαρανθη υπο της θλιψεως, και παντα τα μελη μου εγειναν ως σκια.

⁷My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.

⁸Οι ευθεις θελουσι θαυμασει εις τουτο, και ο αθωος θελει διεγερθη κατα του υποκριτου.

⁸Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

⁹Ο δε δικαιος θελει κρατει την οδον αυτου, και ο καθαρος τας χειρας θελει επαυξησει την δυναμιν αυτου.

⁹Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

¹⁰[] σεις δε παντες επιστραφητε, και ελθετε τωρα· διοτι ουδενα συνετον θελω ευρει μεταξυ σας.

¹⁰But as for you all, come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.

¹¹Αι ημεραι μου παρηλθον, εκοπησαν οι σκοποι μου, αι επιθυμιαι της καρδιας μου.

¹¹My days are past, my plans are broken off, as are the thoughts of my heart.

¹²Την νυκτα μετεβαλον εις ημεραν· το φως ειναι πλησιον του σκοτους.

¹²They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.

¹³Εαν προσμενω, ο ταφος ειναι η κατοικια μου· εστρωσα την κλινην μου εν τω σκοτει.

¹³If I look for Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,

¹⁴Εβοησα προς την φθοραν, Εισαι, πατηρ μου· προς τον σκωληκα, Μητηρ μου και αδελφη μου εισαι.

¹⁴If I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father;’ to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘my sister;’

¹⁵Και που τωρα η ελπις μου; και την ελπιδα μου τις θελει ιδει;

¹⁵where then is my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

¹⁶εις το βαθος του αδου θελει καταβη· βεβαιως θελει αναπαυθη μετ' εμου εν τω χωματι.

¹⁶Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , or descend together into the dust?”