Job 9:14-20

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁴ How then can I answer him
or choose my arguments against him?
¹⁵ Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.
I could only beg my Judge for mercy.^(A)
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I do not believe he would pay attention to what I said.
¹⁷ He batters me with a whirlwind^(B)
and multiplies my wounds without cause.
¹⁸ He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but fills me with bitter experiences.
¹⁹ If it is a matter of strength, look, he is the powerful one!^(C)
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon^(D) him?^[a]
20 Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;^(E)
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.