12 In the same way, a man lies down and never gets up. He won't wake up or rise from his sleep until the heavens are gone.
13 "I wish you would hide me in a grave! I wish you would cover me up until your anger passes by! I wish you would set the time for me to spend in the grave and then bring me back up!
14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard work I will wait for the time when you give me new life.
15 You will call out to me, and I will answer you. Your hands created me. So you will long for me.
16 Then you will count every step I take. But you won't keep track of my sin.
17 The wrong things I've done will be sealed up in a bag. You will wipe out my sins by forgiving them.
18 "A mountain wears away and crumbles. A rock is moved from its place.