Because of thy reverence Doth He reason `with' thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:
Also -- on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious `are' the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that `there is' a judgment.
Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?
For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,
A sea-`monster' am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?
If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?
But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.
And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity `is' every man. Selah.
From Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.
Burnt with fire -- cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.
For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
`As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;