"For you have said,'My teachingis pure,And I aminnocentin your eyes.'
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"But wouldthat Godmight speak,And openHis lipsagainstyou,
"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
"Do you thinkthisis according to justice?Do you say,'My righteousnessis morethanGod's'?
"But it is stillmy consolation,And I rejoicein unsparingpain,That I have not deniedthe wordsof the HolyOne.
"Have I sinned?Whathave I doneto You, O watcherof men?Whyhave You setme as Your target,So that I ama burdento myself?
For I giveyou soundteaching;Do not abandonmy instruction.
but sanctifyChristas Lordin your hearts,always[being] readyto make a defenseto everyonewho asksyou to give an accountfor the hopethat is in you, yetwith gentlenessand reverence;
