^{11 Ref} "Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

^{12 Ref} Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That you put a guard over me?

^{13 Ref} When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'

^{14 Ref} Then you scar me with dreams, And terrify me through visions:

^{15 Ref} So that my soul chooses strangling, Death rather than my bones.

^{16 Ref} I loathe my life. I don't want to live forever. Leave me alone; for my days are but a breath.