9 “And now those young men mock me in song;

I have become a byword among them.

10 They detest me and keep their distance;

they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

11 Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me,

they throw off restraint in my presence.

9 “And now I have become their song;

I am a byword to them.

10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me;

they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.

11 Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me,

they have cast off restraint in my presence.

9 And now am I their song,

Yea, I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they flee far from me,

And spare not to spit in my face.

11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me,

They have also let loose the bridle before me.

9 “And now they mock me with vulgar songs!

They taunt me!

10 They despise me and won’t come near me,

except to spit in my face.

11 For God has cut my bowstring.

He has humbled me,

so they have thrown off all restraint.

9 “And now I am their taunting song;

Yes, I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they keep far from me;

They do not hesitate to spit in my face.

11 Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me,

They have cast off restraint before me.

9 “Now they make fun of me with songs;

my name is a joke among them.

10 They hate me and stay far away from me,

but they do not mind spitting in my face.

11 God has taken away my strength and made me suffer,

so they attack me with all their anger.

9 And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword. 10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face. 11 For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me.

9 “And now they make fun of me with songs. 

I have become a joke to them. 

10 Since they consider me disgusting, they keep their distance from me 

and don’t hesitate to spit in my face. 

11 Because God has untied my cord and has made me suffer, 

they are no longer restrained in my presence. 

9 Now I am mocked by their songs;

I have become an object of scorn to them.

10 They despise me and keep their distance from me;

they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

11 Because God has loosened my bowstring and oppressed me,

they have cast off restraint in my presence.

9 “And now they mock me in song;

I am a byword to them.

10 They abhor me, they keep aloof from me;

they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.

11 Because God has loosed my bowstring and humbled me,

they have cast off restraint in my presence.

9 “But now I am their mocking song,

and I have become a byword for them.

10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me,

and they do not withhold spit from my face

11 because he has loosened his bowstring and humbled me,

and they have thrown off restraint in my presence.

9 “Now their children laugh at me.

They make fun of me with their songs.

10 They hate me. They stay away from me.

They even dare to spit in my face.

11 God has made my body weak.

It’s like a tent that has fallen down.

So those children do what they want to in front of me.

9 “And now I have become their taunt,

I have even become a byword to them.

10 “They abhor me and stand aloof from me,

And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.

11 “Because He has loosed His bowstring and afflicted me,

They have cast off the bridle before me.