7 Do you help God by being so righteous?There is nothing God needs from you.
8 Others suffer from your sins,and the good you do helps them.
9 When people are oppressed, they groan;they cry for someone to save them.
10 But they don't turn to God, their Creator,who gives them hope in their darkest hours.
11 They don't turn to God, who makes us wise,wiser than any animal or bird.
12 They cry for help, but God doesn't answer,for they are proud and evil.
13 It is useless for them to cry out;Almighty God does not see or hear them.