23. But I didn’t do any of these bad things. I fear God’s punishment too much. His majesty scares me.
24. “I have never trusted in riches. I never said even to pure gold, ‘You are my hope.’
25. I have been wealthy, but that didn’t make me proud. I earned a lot of money, but that is not what made me happy.
26. I have never worshiped the bright sun or the beautiful moon.
27. I was never foolish enough to worship the sun and the moon.
28. This is also a sin that must be punished. If I had worshiped them, I would have been unfaithful to God All-Powerful.