¹⁹ how much less will he trust people made of clay!
    They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth.

³⁵ “If only someone would listen to me!
    Look, I will sign my name to my defense.
Let the Almighty answer me.
    Let my accuser write out the charges against me.

³ If only I knew where to find God,
    I would go to his court.
⁴ I would lay out my case
    and present my arguments.

²² “In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble
    and be overcome by misery.

¹² Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes.
    Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot.

⁹ Remember that you made me from dust—
    will you turn me back to dust so soon?

³² “God is not a mortal like me,
    so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.
³³ If only there were a mediator between us,
    someone who could bring us together.
³⁴ The mediator could make God stop beating me,
    and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.
³⁵ Then I could speak to him without fear,
    but I cannot do that in my own strength.