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17 : 1 My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
17 : 2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
17 : 3 Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
17 : 4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
17 : 5 If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
17 : 6 God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
17 : 7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
17 : 8 Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
17 : 9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
17 : 10 But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.
17 : 11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.
17 : 12 These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, `Light is near.`
17 : 13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
17 : 14 if I say to corruption, `You are my father,` and to the worm, `My mother` or `My sister,`
17 : 15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
17 : 16 Will it go down to the gates of death ? Will we descend together into the dust?"