"Is it that my helpis not within me, And that deliveranceis drivenfrom me?
"Whatyou knowI alsoknow;I am not inferiorto you.
"But nowHe has exhaustedme; You have laidwasteallmy company.
"Ifyou say,'Howshall we persecutehim?' And 'What pretextfor a caseagainst him can we find?'
"Whata helpyou are to the weak!How you have savedthe armwithoutstrength!
"Whatcounselyou have givento [one] withoutwisdom!What helpfulinsightyou have abundantlyprovided!
"Is my strengththe strengthof stones,Oris my fleshbronze?
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
But each onemust examinehis ownwork,and thenhe will have[reason for] boastingin regardto himselfalone,and not in regardto another.
