A Cry for Death

6:8 “Oh that27 my request would be realized,28

and that God would grant me what I long for!29

6:9 And that God would be willing30 to crush me,

that he would let loose31 his hand

and32 kill me.33

6:10 Then I would yet have my comfort,34

then35 I would rejoice,36

in spite of pitiless pain,37

for38 I have not concealed the words39 of the Holy One.40

6:11 What is my strength, that I should wait?41

and what is my end,42

that I should prolong my life?

6:12 Is my strength like that of stones?43

or is my flesh made of bronze?

6:13 Is44 not my power to help myself nothing,

and has not every resource45 been driven from me?