2 "Listen carefully to what I'm saying. Let that be the comfort you people give me.
3 Put up with me while I speak. After I've spoken, you can make fun of me!
4 "I'm not arguing with mere human beings. So why shouldn't I be angry and uneasy?
5 Look at me and be amazed. Put your hand over your mouth and stop talking!
6 When I think about these things, I'm terrified. My whole body trembles.
7 Why do sinful people keep on living? The older they grow, the richer they get.
8 They see their children grow up around them. They watch their family increase in number.