16. "For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin.
17. "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity.
18. "But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;
19. Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope.
20. "You forever overpower him and he departs; You change his appearance and send him away.
21. "His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
22. "But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself."