Job 9:11–20

11  Behold, he passes by me, and I lsee him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

12  Behold, he snatches away; mwho can turn him back?

nWho will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

13  “God will not turn back his anger;

beneath him bowed the helpers of oRahab.

14  pHow then can I qanswer him,

choosing my words with him?

15  rThough I am in the right, I cannot answer him;

I must sappeal for mercy to my accuser.1

16  If I summoned him and he answered me,

I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

17  For he crushes me with a tempest

and multiplies my wounds twithout cause;

18  he will not let me get my breath,

but fills me with bitterness.

19  If it is a contest of ustrength, behold, he is mighty!

If it is a matter of justice, who can vsummon him?2

20  Though I am in the right, wmy own mouth would condemn me;

though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.