8 But since these people were merely human, you spared many of them and sent hornets ahead of your army to destroy them a little at a time.
9 You did this, even though you could have let your own people destroy that evil nation, or you could have wiped them out all at once with fierce animals or with one harsh word.
10 Although you knew that they were sinful by nature and that they would never give up their evil thoughts, you still punished them little by little, giving them time to turn back to you.
11 They were under your curse from the beginning, and though you were not afraid of anyone, you let them go unpunished.
12 All of us are merely human, and we cannot question what you have done, nor can we refuse to let you punish us. No one would dare to blame you for destroying those nations you created or dare to defend the guilty in your court of law.
13 You alone are God, and you care for all creation. So you don't have to prove to any other gods that you do what is right,
14 and no kings or rulers can accuse you of wrongly punishing anyone.