²³ Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,^(A)
    whom God has hedged in?^(B)

⁸ He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;^(A)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.^(B)

⁹ He has barred^(A) my way with blocks of stone;
    he has made my paths crooked.^(B)