Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?

And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.

He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.

And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.

The light shall become dark in his tent, and his lamp over him shall be put out.

Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?

Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

By their great force they have become my raiment; they bind me about as the collar of my coat.

He hath cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes.

I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion of ostriches.

My skin is become black and falleth off me, and my bones are parched with heat.

How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.