26 But q when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, r darkness came. 27 My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; days of affliction s come to meet me. 28 I t go about darkened, but not by the sun; I stand up in u the assembly and cry for help. 29 I am a brother of v jackals and a companion of w ostriches. 30 My x skin turns black and falls from me, and my y bones burn with heat. 31 My z lyre is a turned to mourning, and my z pipe to the voice of those who weep.
