³ I kept completely silent
    and refrained from speech,
    but my distress only increased.
⁴ My heart^[a] smoldered within me,
    and, as I pondered, my mind was inflamed,
    and my tongue began to speak:
^5 [b]“O Lord, let me know my end
    and the number of days left to me;
    show me how fleeting my life is.