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¹ I said, "I will be careful about what I say.
    I will not let my tongue cause me to sin.
I will keep my mouth closed^[b]
    when I am around wicked people."

² So I didn't say anything.
    I didn't even say anything good,
    but I became even more upset.
³ I was very angry,
    and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.
    So I said something.

⁴ Lord, tell me, what will happen to me now?
    Tell me, how long will I live?
    Let me know how short my life really is.
⁵ You gave me only a short life.
    Compared to you, my whole life is nothing.
The life of every human is like a cloud that quickly disappears. Selah

⁶ Our life is like an image in a mirror.^[c]
    We rush through life collecting things,
    but we don't know who will get them after we die.

⁷ So, Lord, what hope do I have?
    You are my hope!
⁸ Save me from the bad things I did.
    Don't let me be treated like a fool.
⁹ I will not open my mouth.
    I will not say anything.
    You did what should have been done.
¹⁰ But please stop punishing me.
    You will destroy me if you do not stop.
¹¹ You punish people for doing wrong to teach them the right way to live.
    As a moth destroys cloth, you destroy what people love.
    Yes, our lives are like a small cloud that quickly disappears. Selah

¹² Lord, hear my prayer!
    Listen to the words I cry to you.
    Look at my tears.
I am only a traveler passing through this life with you.
    Like all my ancestors, I will live here only a short time.^[d]
13 Leave me alone^[e] and let me be happy
    before I am dead and gone.