8. Upright men are astonished at this,And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite.
9. Yet the righteous will hold to his way,And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
10. “But please, come back again, all of you,For I shall not find one wise man among you.
11. My days are past,My purposes are broken off,Even the thoughts of my heart.
12. They change the night into day;‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness.
13. If I wait for the grave as my house,If I make my bed in the darkness,