11 “Therefore I will ^anot restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will ^bcomplain in the bitterness of my soul. ‡

12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?

13 ^aWhen I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’ ‡

14 Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,

15 So that my soul chooses strangling
And death rather than¹ my body. ‡

16 ^aI loathe my life;
I would not live forever.
^bLet me alone,
For ^cmy days are but a breath. ‡

17 “What^a is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him, ‡

18 That You should¹ visit him every morning,
And test him every moment? ‡

19 How long?
Will You not look away from me,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?

20 Have I sinned?
What have I done to You, ^aO watcher of men?
Why ^bhave You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden¹ to myself? ‡

21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression,
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
And You will seek me diligently,
But I will no longer be.”