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17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,
    and you would cover over my iniquity.

18 ‘But the mountain falls and crumbles away,
    and the rock is removed from its place;
19 the waters wear away the stones;
    the torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
    so you destroy the hope of mortals.

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17 My offenses will be sealed(A) up in a bag;(B)
    you will cover over my sin.(C)

18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(D)
    and as a rock is moved from its place,(E)
19 as water wears away stones
    and torrents(F) wash away the soil,(G)
    so you destroy a person’s hope.(H)

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