14. HE. I have become a derision to all my people, their song throughout the day.
15. HE. He has filled me with bitterness; he has inebriated me with wormwood.
16. VAU. And he has broken each one of my teeth; he has fed me with ashes.
17. VAU. And my soul has been driven away from peace; I have forgotten what is good.
18. VAU. And I said, "My end and my hope from the Lord has perished."
19. ZAIN. Remember my poverty and my transgression, the wormwood and the gall.
20. ZAIN. I will call to mind the past, and my soul shall languish within me.
21. ZAIN. These recollections are in my heart; therefore, I shall hope.
22. HETH. By the mercies of the Lord, we are not consumed. For his compassion has not passed away.
23. HETH. I know it at first light; great is your faithfulness.
24. HETH. "The Lord is my portion," said my soul. Because of this, I will wait for him.
25. TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
26. TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.
27. TETH. It is good for a man, when he has carried the yoke from his youth.
28. JOD. He shall sit solitary and silent. For he has lifted it upon himself.
29. JOD. He shall place his mouth in the dirt, if perhaps there may be hope.
30. JOD. He shall give his cheek to those who strike him; he shall be saturated with reproaches.
31. CAPH. For the Lord will not rebuke forever.
32. CAPH. For, if he has cast down, he will also have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies.
33. CAPH. For he has not humiliated from his heart, nor has he thrown aside the sons of men,