“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,

“For You write bitter things against me [in Your indictment]
And make me inherit and suffer for the iniquities of my youth.

“The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened,
And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].

“Even today my complaint is contentious;
His hand is heavy despite my groaning.