1 My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the last resting-place is ready for me.

2 Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.

3 Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.

4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

6 He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.

7 My eyes have become dark because of my pain, and all my body is wasted to a shade.

8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.

11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.

12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

13 If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark;

14 If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;

15 Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?

16 Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust?

1 Kua pau toku manawa, moti rawa oku ra, kua rite te urupa moku.

2 He pono he hunga tawai enei kei ahau, a kei roto tonu toku kanohi i a ratou whakakarangitanga.

3 Tena ra, homai he punga ko koe tonu hei whakakapi turanga moku; ko wai hei papaki ringa ki ahau?

4 Kua huna hoki e koe to ratou ngakau kei mohio; na reira e kore koe e whakaneke ake i a ratou.

5 Ko te tangata e whaki ana i ona hoa, he mea mo te utu, ko nga kanohi tonu o ana tamariki e hemo.

6 Kua meinga hoki ahau e ia hei hahani ma nga iwi; a kua waiho marakerake ahau hei whakaetietinga.

7 Kua atarua toku kanohi i te tangi, rite tonu ki te atarangi oku wahi katoa.

8 Ka miharo te hunga tika ki tenei, a ka whakaoho te tangata harakore i a ia ano hei whakahe i te atuakore.

9 Otiia ka mau te tangata tika ki tona ara, a ko te tangata ringa ma ka neke haere ake te kaha.

10 Ko koutou katoa ia tahuri, anga mai nei, e kore hoki tetahi tangata mahara e kitea e ahau i roto i a koutou.

11 Kua pahemo oku ra, motumotuhia ake oku whakaaro i whakatakoto ai, tae noa ki nga whakaaro o toku ngakau.

12 Ko te po kua meinga e ratou hei ao; ko te marama, e ki ana ratou, e tata tonu ana ki te pouri.

13 Ki te titiro ahau i te reinga hei whare moku; mehemea kua wharikitia e ahau toku moenga ki te pouri;

14 Mehemea kua karanga ahau ki te pirau, ko koe toku papa; ki te iro ranei, ko koe toku whaea, toku tuahine!

15 Kei hea ra he tumanakohanga atu moku? A ko taku e tumanako atu ai ko wai e kite?

16 Ka riro ki raro ki nga taha o te reinga, ina whai okiokinga i roto i te puehu.