13 “Yet you concealed these thoughts in your heart;
I know that this was your hidden plan:[a]
14 if I sin, you would notice,[b]
and would not acquit me of my iniquity.(A)
15 If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame(B)
and have drunk deeply of[c] my affliction.(C)
16 If I am proud,[d] you hunt me like a lion
and again display your miraculous power against me.(D)
17 You produce new witnesses[e] against me
and multiply your anger toward me.
Hardships assault me, wave after wave.[f]

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  1. 10:13 Lit was with you
  2. 10:14 Lit notice me
  3. 10:15 Or and look at
  4. 10:16 Lit If he lifts up
  5. 10:17 Or You bring fresh troops
  6. 10:17 Lit Changes and a host are with me

13 “But this is what you concealed in your heart,
    and I know that this was in your mind:(A)
14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(B)
    and would not let my offense go unpunished.(C)
15 If I am guilty(D)—woe to me!(E)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(F)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in[a] my affliction.(G)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(H)
    and again display your awesome power against me.(I)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(J)
    and increase your anger toward me;(K)
    your forces come against me wave upon wave.(L)

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  1. Job 10:15 Or and aware of