- 1. "Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
- 2. What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
- 3. "Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.
- 4. But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
- 5. Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
- 6. Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
- 7. Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
- 8. Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
- 9. Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
- 10. He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
- 11. Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you?
- 12. Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
- 13. "Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
- 14. Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
- 15. Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
- 16. This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.
- 17. Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
- 18. See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
- 19. Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
- 20. "Only don't do two things to me; then I will not hide myself from your face:
- 21. withdraw your hand far from me; and don't let your terror make me afraid.
- 22. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.
- 23. How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
- 24. Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?
- 25. Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
- 26. For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
- 27. You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
- 28. though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
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