17:12 These men 1 change 2 night into day;
they say, 3 ‘The light is near
in the face of darkness.’ 4
17:13 If 5 I hope for the grave to be my home,
if I spread out my bed in darkness,
17:14 If I cry 6 to corruption, 7 ‘You are my father,’
and to the worm, ‘My Mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
17:15 where then 8 is my hope?
And my hope, 9 who sees it?
17:16 Will 10 it 11 go down to the barred gates 12 of death?
Will 13 we descend 14 together into the dust?”