1 I amar (said), “I will shamar (keep/guard) my darak (ways), so that I don't chataa (sin) with my lashawan (tongue / language). I will shamar (keep/guard) my pah (mouth) with a machasawam (bridle) while the rashai (wicked) is before me.”
2 I was mute with dawamayah (silence). I held my chashah (peace), even from tawab (good / proper function). My kaab (sorrow) was ikar (stirred).
3 My lab (heart) was chamam (hot) qarab (among / near) me. While I meditated, the ash (fire) bair (burned): I dabar (word / matter) with my lashawan (tongue / language):
4 “Yahawah (), show me my qatz (end), what is the madah (measure) of my yawam (day). Yadai (let) me know how chadal (frail) I am.
5 Behold, you nathan (give) made my yawam (day) tapachawath (handbreadths). My lifetime is as kal (every) before you. Surely every adam (man) natzab (stands) as a habal (breath). Salah (selah).”
6 “Surely every ayash (man / husband) halak (move) like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in habal (vain). He tzabar (heaps) up, and doesn't yadai (know) who shall asap (gather).
7 Now, Adanay (), what do I qawah (gather/wait) for? My thawachalath (hope) is in you.
8 Natzal (deliver) me from all my pashai (transgressions). Don't shawam (place / establish / appoint) me the charapah (reproach) of the foolish.
9 I was mute. I didn't pathach (open) my pah (mouth), because you ishah (make) it.
10 Sawar (remove) your scourge sawar (away) from me. I am overcome by the thagarah (blow) of your yad (hand).
11 When you thawakachah (rebuke) and yasar (correct) ayash (man / husband) for iwan (guilt/iniquity), You masah (consume) his wealth like a ish (made). Surely every adam (man) is but a habal (breath). Salah (selah).”
12 “Shamai (hearken / hear) my thapalah (prayer), Yahawah (), and azan (ear) ear to my cry. Don't be charash (silent) at my damaih (tears). For I am a gar (sojourner / stranger / foreigner) with you, a thawashab (foreigner), as all my ab (father) were.
13 Oh shaih (spare) me, that I may recover balag (strength), before I yalak (go) away, and exist no more.”