This article presents the first diplomatic edition and annotated translation of a short penitential hymn in Ethiopic titled the Lamentation of the Flesh (Saqoqāwa śǝgā), preserved only in a single manuscript (ms Moṭā Giyorgis, EMDA 118). In the hymn, the composer addresses his mortal flesh and criticises its sinful nature and refusal to change. The text appears to be intended to follow the similarly-named Lamentation of the Soul (Saqoqāwa nafs), another penitential hymn addressed to the soul which was edited and translated by Getatchew Haile in his self-published Ethiopian Studies in Honour of Amha Asfaw. Also included are some additions and corrections to Getatchew Haile’s edition of the Lamentation of the Soul.