6. God, you know my folly;my faults are not hidden from you.
7. Let those who wait in hope for you, Lord of hosts,not be shamed because of me.Let those who seek you, God of Israel,not be disgraced because of me.
8. For it is on your account I bear insult,that disgrace covers my face.
9. I have become an outcast to my kindred,a stranger to my mother’s children.
10. Because zeal for your house has consumed me,I am scorned by those who scorn you.
11. When I humbled my spirit with fasting,this led only to scorn.
12. When I clothed myself in sackcloth;I became a byword for them.
13. Those who sit in the gate gossip about me;drunkards make me the butt of songs.
14. But I will pray to you, Lord,at a favorable time.God, in your abundant kindness, answer mewith your sure deliverance.