23  Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,

whom God has ^bhedged in?

24  For my sighing comes ^cinstead of¹ my bread,

and my groanings are poured out like water.

25  For the thing that I fear comes upon me,

and what I dread befalls me.

4  For the ⁿarrows of the Almighty are in me;

my spirit drinks their poison;

the terrors of God are arrayed against me.