[1]Mi spirit schal be maad feble; my daies schulen be maad schort, and oneli the sepulcre is left to me.[2]Y have not synned, and myn iye dwellith in bittirnessis.[3]Lord, delyuere thou me, and sette thou me bisidis thee; and the hond of ech fiyte ayens me.[4]Thou hast maad the herte of hem fer fro doctryn, `ethir knowyng of treuthe; therfor thei schulen not be enhaunsid.[5]He bihetith prey to felowis, and the iyen of hise sones schulen faile.[6]He hath set as in to a prouerbe of the comyn puple, and his saumple bifor hem.[7]Myn `iye dasewide at indignacioun; and my membris ben dryuun as in to nouyt.[8]Iust men schulen wondre on this thing; and an innocent schal be reisid ayens an ypocrite.[9]And a iust man schal holde his weie, and he schal adde strengthe to clene hondis.[10]Therfor alle `ye be conuertid, and come ye; and Y schal not fynde in you ony wiys man.[11]My daies ben passid; my thouytis ben scaterid, turmentynge myn herte.[12]Tho han turned the nyyt `in to day; and eft aftir derknessis hope liyt.[13]If Y `susteyne, ether suffre pacientli, helle is myn hous; and Y haue arayede my bed in derknessis.[14]Y seide to rot, Thou art my fadur; and to wormes, Ye ben my modir and my sister.[15]Therfor where is now myn abidyng? and who biholdith my pacience?[16]Alle my thingis schulen go doun in to deppeste helle; gessist thou, whether reste schal be to me, nameli there.