17“My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
         And You wrap up my iniquity.

18“But the falling mountain crumbles away,
         And the rock moves from its place;

19Water wears away stones,
         Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
         So You destroy man’s hope.

20“You forever overpower him and he departs;
         You change his appearance and send him away.

21“His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it;
         Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.

22“But his body pains him,
         And he mourns only for himself.”

NASB ©1995