3 "God, please pay the price to have me set free. Who else would put up money for me?
4 You have closed the minds of those who are trying to comfort me. They don't understand that I haven't done anything wrong. So don't let them win the argument.
5 Suppose a man tells lies about his friends to get a reward. Then his own children will suffer for it.
6 "God has made everyone laugh at me. People spit in my face.
7 My eyes have grown weak because I'm so sad. My body is so thin it hardly casts a shadow.
8 Those who claim to be honest are shocked when they see me. Those who think they haven't sinned are stirred up against me. They think I'm ungodly.
9 But godly people will keep doing what is right. Those who have clean hands will grow stronger.