"For you say,Whatadvantagewill it be to You? Whatprofitwill I have, morethanif I had sinned?'
IfI am wicked,woeto me! And if I am righteous,I dare not liftup my head.[I am] satedwith disgraceand consciousof my misery.
Whois the Almighty,that we should serveHim, And whatwould we gainifwe entreatHim?'
"And whatis the portionof Godfrom aboveOr the heritageof the Almightyfrom on high?
"For he has said,It profitsa mannothingWhen he is pleasedwith God.'
"I will answeryou, And your friendswith you.
"Have I sinned?Whathave I doneto You, O watcherof men?Whyhave You setme as Your target,So that I ama burdento myself?
Surelyin vainI have keptmy heartpureAnd washedmy handsin innocence;
"You have said,It is vainto serveGod;and whatprofitis it that we have keptHis charge,and that we have walkedin mourningbeforethe LORDof hosts?
