⁷ Lord, you tricked me, and I was fooled.
    You are stronger than I am, so you won.
I have become a joke;
    everyone makes fun of me all day long.
⁸ Every time I speak, I shout.
    I am always shouting about violence and destruction.
I tell the people about the message I received from the Lord,
    but this only brings me insults.
    The people make fun of me all day long.
⁹ Sometimes I say to myself,
    “I will forget about the Lord.
    I will not speak anymore in his name.”
But then his message becomes like a burning fire inside me,
    deep within my bones.
I get tired of trying to hold it inside of me,
    and finally, I cannot hold it in.