5My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.
6I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.
7For within me, I am filled with burning; there is no health in my flesh.
8I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
9Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.
10My heart pounds, my strength fades, and my eyesight dims.
11My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.
12Those who seek my life lay snares for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.
13But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.
14I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.
15Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, Lord my God.
16I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me. If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.
17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
18I confess my guilt; I am concerned about my sin.
19But my enemies are numerous; those who hate me wrongfully are many.
20They repay me evil for good; they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.