7. My soul refuses to touch them;they are like loathsome food to me.
8. “Oh, that I might have my request,and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9. That it would please God to crush me,that He would let loose His hand and cut me off!
10. Then I would still have comfort;I would revel in pain; it will not subside,for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11. “What strength do I have, that I should hope?And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?