13. Clearly, then, I gain nothing by keeping my thoughts pure! What good is it to keep myself from sin?
14. God, I suffer all day long, and you punish me every morning.
15. I wanted to tell others these things, but that would have made me a traitor to your people.
16. I tried hard to understand all this, but it was too hard for me.
17. But then, God, I went to your Temple, and I understood what will happen to the wicked.