Job 9:14-20

Modern English Version

¹⁴ “How, then, can I myself answer Him,
    and choose my words to reason with Him?
¹⁵ Even if I were righteous I could not answer;
    I would plead to my Judge for favor.
¹⁶ If I called, and He answered me,
    I would not believe that He had listened to my voice.
¹⁷ For He crushes me with a storm
    and multiplies my wounds without cause.
¹⁸ He will not allow me to get my breath,
    but fills me with bitterness.
¹⁹ If it is a matter of strength, indeed, He is strong;
    and if of justice, who will set me a time to plead?
²⁰ Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
    though I were perfect, it would prove me perverse.