6. Don’t people complain about unsalted food?Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?
7. My appetite disappears when I look at it;I gag at the thought of eating it!
8. “Oh, that I might have my request,that God would grant my desire.
9. I wish he would crush me.I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me.
10. At least I can take comfort in this:Despite the pain,I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11. But I don’t have the strength to endure.I have nothing to live for.
12. Do I have the strength of a stone?Is my body made of bronze?
13. No, I am utterly helpless,without any chance of success.
14. “One should be kind to a fainting friend,but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.
15. My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brookthat overflows its banks in the spring