8. Rescue me from my rebellion.Do not let fools mock me.
9. I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,for my punishment is from you.
10. But please stop striking me!I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.
11. When you discipline us for our sins,you consume like a moth what is precious to us.Each of us is but a breath.Interlude
12. Hear my prayer, O lord!Listen to my cries for help!Don’t ignore my tears.For I am your guest—a traveler passing through,as my ancestors were before me.
13. Leave me alone so I can smile againbefore I am gone and exist no more.