^15 (A)Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
^(B)Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.

¹⁹ As water wears away stones,
And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
So You destroy the hope of man.

¹⁰ He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My ^(A)hope He has uprooted like a tree.