YetYou would plungeme into the pit,And my own clotheswould abhorme.
"My transgressionis sealedup in a bag,And You wrapup my iniquity.
"Your own mouthcondemnsyou, and not I; And your own lipstestifyagainst you.
"For you say,Whatadvantagewill it be to You? Whatprofitwill I have, morethanif I had sinned?'
"ThoughI am righteous,my mouthwill condemnme; Though I am guiltless,He will declareme guilty.
"IfI should washmyself with snowAnd cleansemy handswith lye,
"For [He is] not a manas I am that I may answerHim, That we may goto courttogether.
Their webswill not becomeclothing,Norwill they coverthemselves with their works;Their worksare worksof iniquity,And an actof violenceis in their hands.
For allof us have becomelike one who is unclean,And allour righteousdeedsare like a filthygarment;And allof us witherlike a leaf,And our iniquities,like the wind,takeus away.
"Althoughyou washyourself with lyeAnd usemuchsoap,The stainof your iniquityis beforeMe," declaresthe LordGOD.
"I will throwfilthon you And makeyou vile,And setyou up as a spectacle.
