12 Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,

that you put me under guard?

13 When I think my bed will comfort me

and my couch will ease my complaint,

14 even then you frighten me with dreams

and terrify me with visions,

15 so that I prefer strangling and death,

rather than this body of mine.

12 Am I a sea, or a whale,

That thou settest a watch over me?

13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me,

My couch shall ease my complaint;

14 Then thou scarest me with dreams,

And terrifiest me through visions:

15 So that my soul chooseth strangling,

And death rather than my life.

12 Am I a sea monster or a dragon

that you must place me under guard?

13 I think, ‘My bed will comfort me,

and sleep will ease my misery,’

14 but then you shatter me with dreams

and terrify me with visions.

15 I would rather be strangled—

rather die than suffer like this.

12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,

That You set a guard over me?

13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,

My couch will ease my complaint,’

14 Then You scare me with dreams

And terrify me with visions,

15 So that my soul chooses strangling

And death rather than my body.

12 I am not the sea or the sea monster.

So why have you set a guard over me?

13 Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me

or that my couch will stop my complaint.

14 Then you frighten me with dreams

and terrify me with visions.

15 My throat prefers to be choked;

my bones welcome death.

12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster,

That thou settest a watch over me?

13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me,

My couch shall ease my complaint;

14 Then thou scarest me with dreams,

And terrifiest me through visions:

15 So that my soul chooseth strangling,

And death rather than these my bones.

12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me? 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.

12 “Am I the sea or a sea monster 

that you have set a guard over me? 

13 When I say, 

‘My couch may give me comfort. 

My bed may help me bear my pain,’ 

14 then you frighten me with dreams 

and terrify me with visions. 

15 My throat would rather be choked. 

My bodywould prefer death ⸤to these dreams⸥. 

12 Am I the sea or a sea monster,

that You keep me under guard?

13 When I say: My bed will comfort me,

and my couch will ease my complaint,

14 then You frighten me with dreams,

and terrify me with visions,

15 so that I prefer strangling —

death rather than life in this body.

12 Am I the Sea or the Dragon

that you set a guard over me?

13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,

my couch will ease my complaint,’

14 then you scare me with dreams

and terrify me with visions,

15 so that I would choose strangling

and death rather than this body.

12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster,

that you set a guard over me?

13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,

and my couch will ease my complaint,’

14 then you terrify me with dreams,

and with visions you terrify me.

15 So my inner self will choose strangling—

death more than my existence.

12 Am I the ocean? Am I the sea monster?

If I’m not, why do you guard me so closely?

13 Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me.

I think my couch will keep me from being unhappy.

14 But even then you send me dreams that frighten me.

You send me visions that terrify me.

15 So I would rather choke to death.

That would be better than living in this body of mine.

12 “Am I the sea, or the sea monster,

That You set a guard over me?

13 “If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,

My couch will ease my complaint,’

14 Then You frighten me with dreams

And terrify me by visions;

15 So that my soul would choose suffocation,

Death rather than my pains.