| 1 ܥܩܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܚ̈ܝܝ ܪܢܝܬ ܒܪܢܝܝ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܒܡܪ̈ܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܝ | 1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. |
| 2 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܬܚܝܒܢܝ ܐܘܕܥܝܢܝ ܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ | 2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. |
| 3 ܠܐ ܟܕܘ ܠܟ ܕܛ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܘܡܣܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܐܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܘܥܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܐܕܝܩܬ | 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? |
| 4 ܕܠܡܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ ܒܣܪܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܙܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܬ | 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? |
| 5 ܐܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܟ ܐܝܟ ܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܫ̈ܢܝܟ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܓܒܪܐ | 5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, |
| 6 ܕܡܥܩܒ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ ܘܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ | 6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? |
| 7 ܘܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܢܐ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܡܫܬܘܙܒ | 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. |
| 8 ܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ ܠܐ̈ܝ ܒܝ ܘܥܒ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܝܒܘܬܢܝ ܘܠܡܛܒܥܘܬܢܝ | 8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. |
| 9 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܕܐܝܟ ܛܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܬܢܝ ܘܠܥܦܪܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ | 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? |
| 10 ܘܐܝܟ ܚܠܒܐ ܗܘ ܪܒܝܬܢܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܓܒܬܐ ܡܣܝܬܢܝ | 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? |
| 11 ܡܫܟܐ ܘܒܣܪܐ ܐܠܒܫܬܢܝ ܘܒܓ̈ܝܕܐ ܘܒܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܫܪܪܬܢܝ | 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. |
| 12 ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܥܡܝ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝܟ ܢܛܪܬ ܪܘܚܝ | 12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. |
| 13 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܟܣܝܬ ܒܠܒܟ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܗܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܪܥܝܢܟ | 13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee. |
| 14 ܕܐܢ ܚܛܝܬ ܢܛ̇ܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܙܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ | 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. |
| 15 ܐܢ ܚܛܝܬ ܘܝ ܠܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܠܐ ܐܪܝܡ ܪܝܫܝ ܡܣܒܥ ܐܢܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܡܘܟܟܝ | 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; |
| 16 ܘܐܢ ܐܬܬܪܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܝܐ ܬܨܘܕܢܝ ܘܗ̇ܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܡܬܓܢܒܪ ܥܠܝ | 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. |
| 17 ܘܡܚܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܙܝܢܟ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܘܡܣܓܐ ܐܢܬ ܪܘܓܙܟ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܚܝ̈ܠܘܢ ܡܚܠܦ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܝ | 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. |
| 18 ܘܠܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܐܦܩܬܢܝ ܣܦܬ ܕܝܢ ܘܥܝܢ ܠܐ ܚܙܬܢܝ | 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! |
| 19 ܘܗܘܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܡܢ ܟܪܣܐ ܠܩܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܒܠܘܢܝ | 19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. |
| 20 ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝ ܦܪܘܩ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܫܠܐ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܩܠܝܠ | 20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, |
| 21 ܥܕܠܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܐܗܦܘܟ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܫܘܟܬܐ ܘܕܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ | 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; |
| 22 ܕܫܗܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܒܪܐ ܘܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܣܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܡܫܠܗܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܒܪܐ | 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. |
