⁵ If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me^(A)
    and use my humiliation against me,
⁶ then know that God has wronged me^(B)
    and drawn his net^(C) around me.^(D)

⁷ “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;^(E)
    though I call for help,^(F) there is no justice.^(G)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;^(H)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.^(I)
9 He has stripped^(J) me of my honor^(K)
    and removed the crown from my head.^(L)
10 He tears me down^(M) on every side till I am gone;
    he uproots my hope^(N) like a tree.^(O)
11 His anger^(P) burns against me;
    he counts me among his enemies.^(Q)
12 His troops advance in force;^(R)
    they build a siege ramp^(S) against me
    and encamp around my tent.^(T)

¹³ “He has alienated my family^(U) from me;
    my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.^(V)