²⁷ ·I never stop being upset [^LMy insides are brought to a boil and not stilled];
    days of ·suffering [affliction] are ahead of me.
²⁸ ·I have turned black, but not by the sun [or I walk around mourning, without passion].
    I stand up in public and cry for help.
²⁹ I have become a brother to ·wild dogs [jackals]
    and a friend to ·ostriches [or eagle owls; ^Canimals that live in the desolate wilderness].