9. I was silent; I would not open my mouth,for you are the one who has done this.
10. Remove your scourge from me;I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11. When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin,you consume their wealth like a moth –surely everyone is but a breath.
12. ‘Hear my prayer, Lord,listen to my cry for help;do not be deaf to my weeping.I dwell with you as a foreigner,a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
13. Look away from me, that I may enjoy life againbefore I depart and am no more.’