5. "I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
6. "If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?
7. "But now He has exhausted me; You have laid waste all my company.
8. "You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
9. "His anger has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with His teeth; My adversary glares at me.
10. "They have gaped at me with their mouth, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.