21 When my heart was grieved

and my spirit embittered,

22 I was senseless and ignorant;

I was a brute beast before you.

21 When my soul was embittered,

when I was pricked in heart,

22 I was brutish and ignorant;

I was like a beast toward you.

21 Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was pricked in my reins.

22 So foolish was I, and ignorant:

I was as a beast before thee.

21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,

and I was all torn up inside.

22 I was so foolish and ignorant—

I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

21 When my heart was sad

and I was angry,

22 I was senseless and stupid.

I acted like an animal toward you.

21 For my soul was grieved,

And I was pricked in my heart:

22 So brutish was I, and ignorant;

I was as a beast before thee.

21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins, 22 Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.

21 When my heart was filled with bitterness 

and my mind was seized ⸤with envy⸥, 

22 I was stupid, and I did not understand. 

I was like a dumb animal in your presence. 

21 When I became embittered

and my innermost being was wounded,

22 I was stupid and didn’t understand;

I was an unthinking animal toward You.

21 When my soul was embittered,

when I was pricked in heart,

22 I was stupid and ignorant;

I was like a brute beast toward you.

21 When my heart was embittered

and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,

22 then I was brutish and ignorant.

With you I was like the beasts.

21 At one time my heart was sad

and my spirit was bitter.

22 I didn’t have any sense. I didn’t know anything.

I acted like a wild animal toward you.

21 When my heart was embittered

And I was pierced within,

22 Then I was senseless and ignorant;

I was like a beast before You.