²² I was senseless^(A) and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast^(B) before you.

⁶ Senseless people^(A) do not know,
    fools do not understand,

¹⁰ For all can see that the wise die,^(A)
    that the foolish and the senseless^(B) also perish,
    leaving their wealth^(C) to others.^(D)

² Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.

⁹ Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle^(A)
    or they will not come to you.

⁵ You, God, know my folly;^(A)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.^(B)

³ Why are we regarded as cattle^(A)
    and considered stupid in your sight?^(B)