12“I was at ease, but He shattered me,
         And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces;
         He has also set me up as His target.

13“His arrows surround me.
         Without mercy He splits my kidneys open;
         He pours out my gall on the ground.

14“He breaks through me with breach after breach;
         He runs at me like a warrior.

15“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin
         And thrust my horn in the dust.

16“My face is flushed from weeping,
         And deep darkness is on my eyelids,

17Although there is no violence in my hands,
         And my prayer is pure.

18“O earth, do not cover my blood,
         And let there be no resting place for my cry.

19“Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
         And my advocate is on high.

20“My friends are my scoffers;
         My eye weeps to God.

21“O that a man might plead with God
         As a man with his neighbor!

22“For when a few years are past,
         I shall go the way of no return.

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American Standard Version
I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark.

Darby Bible Translation
I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

English Revised Version
I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: he hath also set me up for his mark.

Webster's Bible Translation
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

World English Bible
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.

Young's Literal Translation
At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.Epistle Xlv. To Theoctista, Patrician .
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