9. Have mercy on me, for I am in distress!My eyes grow dim from suffering.I have lost my strength.
10. For my life nears its end in pain;my years draw to a close as I groan.My strength fails me because of my sin,and my bones become brittle.
11. Because of all my enemies, people disdain me;my neighbors are appalled by my suffering – those who know me are horrified by my condition;those who see me in the street run away from me.
12. I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about;I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.
13. For I hear what so many are saying,the terrifying news that comes from every direction.When they plot together against me,they figure out how they can take my life.