⁹ For he says, ‘There is no profit
    in trying to please God.’^(A)

³ Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,^[a]
    and what do I gain by not sinning?’^(A)

¹³ Surely in vain^(A) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.^(B)

²⁰ They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries^(A) misuse your name.^(B)

⁶ You^[a] live in the midst of deception;^(A)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.