¹⁷ “What is mankind that you make so much of them,
    that you give them so much attention,^(A)
18 that you examine them every morning^(B)
    and test them^(C) every moment?^(D)
19 Will you never look away from me,^(E)
    or let me alone even for an instant?^(F)
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,^(G)
    you who see everything we do?
Why have you made me your target?^(H)
    Have I become a burden to you?^[a](I)
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
    and forgive my sins?^(J)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;^(K)
    you will search for me, but I will be no more.”^(L)