1Alas for me! for I am become as gatherings of summer fruit, as gleaning-grapes in harvest, there is no cluster to eat, the first ripe fruit, my soul, craved. 2Perished is the man of lovingkindness out of the earth, and, upright among men, is there none,they all, for bloodshed, lie in wait. Every manfor his brother, do they hunt as for one devoted to destruction. 3Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demandand the judgefor a recompense,and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net! 4The best of them, is as a sharp briar, and, the most upright, worse than a thorn hedge, The day of thy watchmenof thy visitation, hath come, Now, shall be their confusion! 5Do not trust in a friend, do not put confidence in an associate,from her that lieth in thy bosom, keep thou the doors of thy mouth; 6For, the son, treateth as foolish, the father, and, the daughter, riseth up against, her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,The foes of a man, are the men of his own house. 7But, I, for Yahweh, will watch, I will wait for the God of my salvation,My God, will hear me. 8Do not rejoice, O mine enemy, against me, Though I fall, I shall rise again! Though I sit in darkness, Yahweh, is a light to me. 9The indignation of Yahweh, will I bear, for I have sinned against him,until he take up my controversy, then will he do me justice, he will bring me forth to the light, I shall behold his righteousness. 10So shall she who had been mine enemy fear, and shame, shall cover her, who used to say unto meWhere is Yahweh thy God? Mine own eyes, shall look upon her, Now, shall she become one to he trodden down, like the mire of the lanes. 11On the day for building thy walls,on that day, far away shall be thy boundary: 12The very day, that, against thee, shall one come from Assyria, and the cities of Egypt; yea from Egypt, even unto the River, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain: 13Though the land become a desolation, because of them that dwell therein,by reason of the fruit of their doings. 14Shepherd thou thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, Dwell thou alone, a jungle in the midst of a fruitful field,Let them feed in Bashan and in Gilead, as in the days of age-past times. 15As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt, will I shew him wonders. 16Nations, shall see, that they may turn pale at all their valour,they shall lay hand on mouth, their ears, shall be silent: 17They shall lick the dust like the serpent, Like the crawlers of the earth, shall they come quaking out of their fastnesses,Towards Yahweh our God, shall they pay adoration, and shall fear because of thee. 18Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquityand passing over the transgressionof the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he! 19He will again have compassion upon us, he will subdue our iniquities,Thou wilt castinto the depths of the seaall their sins. 20Thou wilt grantthe faithfulness to Jacob, the lovingkindness to Abraham,which thou didst swear to our fathers, from the days of ancient time.