If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;

You have removed lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.