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16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child,
    like an infant that never sees the light?(A)
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
    and there the weary are at rest.(B)
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
    they do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.

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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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