8. Save me from the bad things I did. Don’t let me be treated like a fool.
9. I will not open my mouth. I will not say anything. You did what should have been done.
10. But please stop punishing me. You will destroy me if you do not stop.
11. You punish people for doing wrong to teach them the right way to live. As a moth destroys cloth, you destroy what people love. Yes, our lives are like a small cloud that quickly disappears. Selah
12. Lord, hear my prayer! Listen to the words I cry to you. Look at my tears. I am only a traveler passing through this life with you. Like all my ancestors, I will live here only a short time.