³¹ And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

²⁰ Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

¹¹ Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

10 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

²⁵ And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

¹² Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

² As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

²⁵ Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

²⁰ So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.