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16 Or as a hidden stillborn—I had not been!—as olelim which never saw ohr.

17 There the resha’im cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.

18 There the asirim (prisoners, captives) rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

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16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(A)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?(B)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(C)
    and there the weary are at rest.(D)
18 Captives(E) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s(F) shout.(G)

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