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He snatches away; who can stop him? Who will say to him, "What are you doing?'
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"God will not turn back his anger; the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath him.
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How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him?
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Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
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If I summoned him and he answered me, I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.
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For he crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause;
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he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
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If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
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Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
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I am blameless; I do not know myself; I loathe my life.
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It is all one; therefore I say, he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.