"Whowill contendwith me? For thenI would be silentand die.
Your handsfashionedand mademe altogether,And would You destroyme?
"Be silentbeforeme so that I may speak;Then let comeon me whatmay.
"Onlytwothingsdo not doto me, ThenI will not hidefrom Your face:
"Ifindeedyou vauntyourselves againstme And provemy disgraceto me,
"[Then] ifyou haveanythingto say,answerme; Speak,for I desireto justifyyou.
"ThereforeI will not restrainmy mouth;I will speakin the anguishof my spirit,I will complainin the bitternessof my soul.
"Whythen do You not pardonmy transgressionAnd takeawaymy iniquity?For nowI will liedownin the dust;And You will seekme, but I will not be."
"Ifone wishedto disputewith Him, He could not answerHim oncein a thousand[times].
Behold,the LordGODhelpsMe; Whois he who condemnsMe? Behold,they will allwearout like a garment;The mothwill eatthem.
But if I say,"I will not rememberHim Or speakanymorein His name,"Then in my heartit becomeslike a burningfireShutup in my bones;And I am wearyof holding[it] in, And I cannotendure[it].
Whowill bring a chargeagainstGod'select?Godis the one who justifies;
