12. If he snatches something away, no one can stop himor say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13. God will not hold back his anger.Even the helpers of the monster Rahab lie at his feet in fear.
14. So how can I argue with God,or even find words to argue with him?
15. Even if I were right, I could not answer him;I could only beg God, my Judge, for mercy.
16. If I called to him and he answered,I still don’t believe he would listen to me.
17. He would crush me with a stormand multiply my wounds for no reason.
18. He would not let me catch my breathbut would overwhelm me with misery.
19. When it comes to strength, God is stronger than I;when it comes to justice, no one can accuse him.
20. Even if I were right, my own mouth would say I was wrong;if I were innocent, my mouth would say I was guilty.
21. “I am innocent,but I don’t care about myself.I hate my own life.
22. It is all the same. That is why I say,‘God destroys both the innocent and the guilty.’
23. If the whip brings sudden death,God will laugh at the suffering of the innocent.
24. When the land falls into the hands of evil people,he covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.If it is not God who does this, then who is it?
25. “My days go by faster than a runner;they fly away without my seeing any joy.
26. They glide past like paper boats.They attack like eagles swooping down to feed.
27. Even though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;I will change the look on my face and smile,’