8 My brothers shun me like a bum off the street;My family treats me like an unwanted guest.
9 I love you more than I can say.Because I’m madly in love with you,They blame me for everything they dislike about you.
10 When I poured myself out in prayer and fasting,All it got me was more contempt.
11 When I put on a sad face,They treated me like a clown.
12 Now drunks and gluttonsMake up drinking songs about me.
13 And me? I pray.God, it’s time for a break!God, answer in love!Answer with your sure salvation!
14 Rescue me from the swamp,Don’t let me go under for good,Pull me out of the clutch of the enemy;This whirlpool is sucking me down.