²⁰ I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

⁹ For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

³ For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

¹³ Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.