1
My spirit is broken, my days are extinct, the grave is ready for me.
2
Surely there are mockers about me, and my eye dwells on their provocation.
3
"Lay down a pledge for me with thyself; who is there that will give surety for me?
4
Since thou hast closed their minds to understanding, therefore thou wilt not let them triumph.
5
He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property, the eyes of his children will fail.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.