1. I say while worries make me despair and sicken me
And powerlessness makes me unable to be steadfast

2. O people, my patience has been worn down
I have despaired of good from my family and children

3. So what proof is there of free men who accompany me
With justice I praise him, a rare number

4. I sought in people what they are unable to undertake
Being free, faithful, principled, flawless

5. Whence is this while the people of the time are stamped
With conflict, violating covenants and envy

6. I ordered myself with what I ordered them but it refused
So how can I seek what I wasted from anyone