5. My wounds smell rotten.They fester because of my stupidity.
6. I am bent over and bowed down very low.All day I walk around in mourning.
7. My insides are filled with burning pain,and no healthy spot is left on my body.
8. I am numb and completely devastated.I roar because my heart’s in turmoil.
9. You know all my desires, O Lord,and my groaning has not been hidden from you.
10. My heart is pounding.I have lost my strength.Even the light of my eyes has left me.
11. My loved ones and my friends keep their distanceand my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.
12. Those who seek my life lay traps for me.Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me.All day long they think of ways to deceive me.
13. But I am like a person who cannot hearand like a person who cannot speak.
14. I am like one who cannot hearand who can offer no arguments.
15. But I wait with hope for you, O Lord.You will answer, O Lord, my God.