17 "What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention, |
18 that you examine him every morning
and test him every moment? |
19 Will you never look away from me,
or let me alone even for an instant? |
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?2 7:20 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition and Septuagint; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text I have become a burden to myself . |
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
and forgive my sins?
For I will soon lie down in the dust;
you will search for me, but I will be no more." |