16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child,(A)
like infants who never see daylight?
17 There the wicked(B) cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
18 The captives are completely at rest;(C)
they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice.(D)

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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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