My knees are weak from fasting. I have lost weight and become thin.
You have become weak, so make yourselves strong again.
Jesus ate nothing for 40 days and nights. After this, he was very hungry.
My strength is gone, like water poured out on the ground. My bones have separated. My courage is gone.
I have done hard and tiring work, and many times I did not sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Many times I have been without food. I have been cold and without clothes.
When I spend time crying and fasting, they make fun of me.
“I am so thin, my skin hangs loose on my bones. I have little life left in me.
When I wear sackcloth to show my sorrow, they tell jokes about me.