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.