²⁵ Can anyone claim otherwise?
    Who can prove me wrong?”

²⁴ The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked,
    and God blinds the eyes of the judges.
    If he’s not the one who does it, who is?

⁴ my lips will speak no evil,
    and my tongue will speak no lies.

² “A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk!
    You are nothing but a windbag.

² “Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words?
    Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?
³ Should I remain silent while you babble on?
    When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?

²⁸ Look at me!
    Would I lie to your face?