14. If I sinned, you would watch meand would not let my sin go unpunished.
15. How terrible it will be for me if I am guilty!Even if I am right, I cannot lift my head.I am full of shameand experience only pain.
16. If I hold up my head, you hunt me like a lionand again show your terrible power against me.
17. You bring new witnesses against meand increase your anger against me.Your armies come against me.
18. “So why did you allow me to be born?I wish I had died before anyone saw me.
19. I wish I had never lived,but had been carried straight from birth to the grave.
20. The few days of my life are almost over.Leave me alone so I can have a moment of joy.
21. Soon I will leave; I will not returnfrom the land of darkness and gloom,
22. the land of darkest night,from the land of gloom and confusion,where even the light is darkness.”