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Chap. III.
1 I Am the man which have affliction seene,
Under the rod of Gods wrath having beene,
2 He hath led mee to darknesse, not to light,
3 And against mee all day, his hand doth fight.
4 Hee hath broke my bones, worne out my flesh and skinne,
5 Built up against mee; and hath girt mee in
With hemlocke, and with labour; 6. and set mee
In darke, as they who dead for ever bee.
7 Hee hath hedg'd me lest I scape, and added more
To my steele fetters, heavier then before,
When I crie out, he out shuts my prayer: 9 And hath
Stop'd with hewn stone my way, & turn'd my path.
10 And like a Lion hid in secrecie,
Or Beare which lyes in wait, he was to mee,
11 He stops my way, teares me, made desolate,
12 And hee makes mee the marke he shooteth at.
13 Hee made the children of his quiver passe
Into my reines, 14 I with my people was
All the day long, a song and mockery.
15 Hee hath fill'd mee with bitternesse, and he