^{12 Ref} A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

^{13 Ref} I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

^{14 Ref} I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

^{15 Ref} My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.