Sol 6.1

  1. I have come to You in hope, O Possessor of Majesty.

    So relieve the distress You see in my condition.

  2. I disobeyed You, my Master—woe to me for my ignorance!

    And the disgrace of sin never crossed my mind.

  3. To whom does the bondsman complain, except

    to his Master, O Master of masters?

  4. By my life, would that my mother had not borne me,

    and that I had not angered You in the darkness of the nights.

  5. Here I am, then, Your disobedient servant, in need

    of Your mercy; so accept my plea.

  6. For if You punish, O my Lord, You punish

    justly, with torment and exemplary punishment.

  7. And if You pardon, Your pardon has shown me [the wording is unclear],

    for my deeds and my heavy burdens of sin.

Sol 6.1