¹Nunc autem derident me juniores tempore,But now, those younger in years scorn me,quorum non dignabar patres ponere cum canibus gregis mei:whose fathers I would not have seen fit to place with the dogs of my flock,

¹Nunc autem derident me juniores tempore,But now, those younger in years scorn me,quorum non dignabar patres ponere cum canibus gregis mei:whose fathers I would not have seen fit to place with the dogs of my flock,

²quorum virtus manuum mihi erat pro nihilo,the strength of whose hands was nothing to me,et vita ipsa putabantur indigni:and they were considered unworthy of life itself.

²quorum virtus manuum mihi erat pro nihilo,the strength of whose hands was nothing to me,et vita ipsa putabantur indigni:and they were considered unworthy of life itself.

³egestate et fame steriles,They were barren from poverty and hunger;qui rodebant in solitudine,they gnawed in solitude,squallentes calamitate et miseria.layered with misfortune and misery.

³egestate et fame steriles,They were barren from poverty and hunger;qui rodebant in solitudine,they gnawed in solitude,squallentes calamitate et miseria.layered with misfortune and misery.

⁴Et mandebant herbas,And they chewed grasset arborum cortices,and the bark from trees,et radix juniperorum erat cibus eorum:and the root of junipers was their food.

⁴Et mandebant herbas,And they chewed grasset arborum cortices,and the bark from trees,et radix juniperorum erat cibus eorum:and the root of junipers was their food.

⁵qui de convallibus ista rapientes,They took these things from the steep valleys,cum singula reperissent,and when they discovered one of these things,ad ea cum clamore currebant.they rushed to the others with a cry.

⁵qui de convallibus ista rapientes,They took these things from the steep valleys,cum singula reperissent,and when they discovered one of these things,ad ea cum clamore currebant.they rushed to the others with a cry.

⁶In desertis habitabant torrentium,They lived in the parched desertet in cavernis terræ,and in caves undergroundvel super glaream:or above the rocks.

⁶In desertis habitabant torrentium,They lived in the parched desertet in cavernis terræ,and in caves undergroundvel super glaream:or above the rocks.

⁷qui inter hujuscemodi lætabantur,They rejoiced among these kinds of things,et esse sub sentibus delicias computabant:and they considered it delightful to be under thorns.

⁷qui inter hujuscemodi lætabantur,They rejoiced among these kinds of things,et esse sub sentibus delicias computabant:and they considered it delightful to be under thorns.

⁸filii stultorum et ignobilium,These are the sons of foolish and base men,et in terra penitus non parentes.not even paying any attention to the land.

⁸filii stultorum et ignobilium,These are the sons of foolish and base men,et in terra penitus non parentes.not even paying any attention to the land.

⁹Nunc in eorum canticum versus sum,Now I become their song,et factus sum eis in proverbium.and I have been made into their proverb.

⁹Nunc in eorum canticum versus sum,Now I become their song,et factus sum eis in proverbium.and I have been made into their proverb.

¹⁰Abominantur me,They loathe me,et longe fugiunt a me,and so they flee far from me,et faciem meam conspuere non verentur.and they are not reluctant to spit in my face.

¹⁰Abominantur me,They loathe me,et longe fugiunt a me,and so they flee far from me,et faciem meam conspuere non verentur.and they are not reluctant to spit in my face.

¹¹Pharetram enim suam aperuit,For he has opened his quiveret afflixit me,and has afflicted me,et frenum posuit in os meum.and he has placed a bridle in my mouth.

¹¹Pharetram enim suam aperuit,For he has opened his quiveret afflixit me,and has afflicted me,et frenum posuit in os meum.and he has placed a bridle in my mouth.

¹²Ad dexteram orientis calamitates meæ illico surrexerunt:Immediately, upon rising, my calamities rise up to the right.pedes meos subverterunt, et oppresserunt quasi fluctibus semitis suis.They have overturned my feet and have pressed me down along their way like waves.

¹²Ad dexteram orientis calamitates meæ illico surrexerunt:Immediately, upon rising, my calamities rise up to the right.pedes meos subverterunt, et oppresserunt quasi fluctibus semitis suis.They have overturned my feet and have pressed me down along their way like waves.

¹³Dissipaverunt itinera mea;They have diverted my journeys;insidiati sunt mihi,they have waited to ambush me,et prævaluerunt:and they have prevailed,et non fuit qui ferret auxilium.and there was no one who might bring help.

¹³Dissipaverunt itinera mea;They have diverted my journeys;insidiati sunt mihi,they have waited to ambush me,et prævaluerunt:and they have prevailed,et non fuit qui ferret auxilium.and there was no one who might bring help.

¹⁴Quasi rupto muro,They have rushed upon me,et aperta janua,as when a wall is brokenirruerunt super me,or a gate opened,et ad meas miserias devoluti sunt.and they have been pulled down into my miseries.

¹⁴Quasi rupto muro,They have rushed upon me,et aperta janua,as when a wall is brokenirruerunt super me,or a gate opened,et ad meas miserias devoluti sunt.and they have been pulled down into my miseries.

¹⁵Redactus sum in nihilum:I have been reduced to nothing.abstulisti quasi ventus desiderium meum,You have taken away my desire like a wind,et velut nubes pertransiit salus mea.and my health has passed by like a cloud.

¹⁵Redactus sum in nihilum:I have been reduced to nothing.abstulisti quasi ventus desiderium meum,You have taken away my desire like a wind,et velut nubes pertransiit salus mea.and my health has passed by like a cloud.

¹⁶Nunc autem in memetipso marcescit anima mea,But now my soul withers within myself,et possident me dies afflictionis.and the days of affliction take hold of me.

¹⁶Nunc autem in memetipso marcescit anima mea,But now my soul withers within myself,et possident me dies afflictionis.and the days of affliction take hold of me.

¹⁷Nocte os meum perforatur doloribus,At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows,et qui me comedunt,and those who feed on me,non dormiunt.do not sleep.

¹⁷Nocte os meum perforatur doloribus,At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows,et qui me comedunt,and those who feed on me,non dormiunt.do not sleep.

¹⁸In multitudine eorum consumitur vestimentum meum,By the sheer number of them my clothing is worn away,et quasi capitio tunicæ succinxerunt me.and they have closed in on me like the collar of my coat.

¹⁸In multitudine eorum consumitur vestimentum meum,By the sheer number of them my clothing is worn away,et quasi capitio tunicæ succinxerunt me.and they have closed in on me like the collar of my coat.

¹⁹Comparatus sum luto,I have been treated like dirt,et assimilatus sum favillæ et cineri.and I have been turned into embers and ashes.

¹⁹Comparatus sum luto,I have been treated like dirt,et assimilatus sum favillæ et cineri.and I have been turned into embers and ashes.

²⁰Clamo ad te,I cry to you,et non exaudis me:and you do not heed me.sto,I stand up,et non respicis me.and you do not look back at me.

²⁰Clamo ad te,I cry to you,et non exaudis me:and you do not heed me.sto,I stand up,et non respicis me.and you do not look back at me.

²¹Mutatus es mihi in crudelem,You have changed me into hardness,et in duritia manus tuæ adversaris mihi.and, with the hardness of your hand, you oppose me.

²¹Mutatus es mihi in crudelem,You have changed me into hardness,et in duritia manus tuæ adversaris mihi.and, with the hardness of your hand, you oppose me.

²²Elevasti me,You have lifted me up,et quasi super ventum ponens;and, placing me as if on the wind,elisisti me valide.you have thrown me down powerfully.

²²Elevasti me,You have lifted me up,et quasi super ventum ponens;and, placing me as if on the wind,elisisti me valide.you have thrown me down powerfully.

²³Scio quia morti trades me,I know that you will hand me over to death,ubi constituta est domus omni viventi.where a home has been established for all the living.

²³Scio quia morti trades me,I know that you will hand me over to death,ubi constituta est domus omni viventi.where a home has been established for all the living.

²⁴Verumtamen non ad consumptionem eorum emittis manum tuam:Truly, then, you do not extend your hand in order to consume them,et si corruerint,and if they fall down,ipse salvabis.you will save them.

²⁴Verumtamen non ad consumptionem eorum emittis manum tuam:Truly, then, you do not extend your hand in order to consume them,et si corruerint,and if they fall down,ipse salvabis.you will save them.

²⁵Flebam quondam super eo qui afflictus erat,Once, I wept over him who was afflicted,et compatiebatur anima mea pauperi.and my soul had compassion on the poor.

²⁵Flebam quondam super eo qui afflictus erat,Once, I wept over him who was afflicted,et compatiebatur anima mea pauperi.and my soul had compassion on the poor.

²⁶Expectabam bona,I expected good things,et venerunt mihi mala:but evil things have come to me.præstolabar lucem,I stood ready for light,et eruperunt tenebræ.yet darkness burst forth.

²⁶Expectabam bona,I expected good things,et venerunt mihi mala:but evil things have come to me.præstolabar lucem,I stood ready for light,et eruperunt tenebræ.yet darkness burst forth.

²⁷Interiora mea efferbuerunt absque ulla requie:My insides have seethed, without any rest,prævenerunt me dies afflictionis.for the days of affliction have prevented it.

²⁷Interiora mea efferbuerunt absque ulla requie:My insides have seethed, without any rest,prævenerunt me dies afflictionis.for the days of affliction have prevented it.

²⁸Mœrens incedebam sine furore;I went forth mourning, without anger,consurgens,and rising up,in turba clamabam.I cried out in confusion.

²⁸Mœrens incedebam sine furore;I went forth mourning, without anger,consurgens,and rising up,in turba clamabam.I cried out in confusion.

²⁹Frater fui draconum,I was the brother of snakes,et socius struthionum.and the companion of ostriches.

²⁹Frater fui draconum,I was the brother of snakes,et socius struthionum.and the companion of ostriches.

³⁰Cutis mea denigrata est super me,My skin has become blackened over me,et ossa mea aruerunt præ caumate.and my bones have dried up because of the heat.

³⁰Cutis mea denigrata est super me,My skin has become blackened over me,et ossa mea aruerunt præ caumate.and my bones have dried up because of the heat.

³¹Versa est in luctum cithara mea,My harp has been turned into mourning,et organum meum in vocem flentium.and my pipes have been turned into a voice of weeping.

³¹Versa est in luctum cithara mea,My harp has been turned into mourning,et organum meum in vocem flentium.and my pipes have been turned into a voice of weeping.