Job 9:11–24

11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.o

12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?p

Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’q

13 God does not restrain his anger;r

even the cohorts of Rahabs cowered at his feet.

14 “How then can I dispute with him?

How can I find words to argue with him?t

15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;u

I could only pleadv with my Judgew for mercy.x

16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,

I do not believe he would give me a hearing.y

17 He would crush mez with a storma

and multiplyb my wounds for no reason.c

18 He would not let me catch my breath

but would overwhelm me with misery.d

19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!e

And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge himb?f

20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;

if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.g

21 “Although I am blameless,h

I have no concern for myself;i

I despise my own life.j

22 It is all the same; that is why I say,

‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’k

23 When a scourgel brings sudden death,

he mocks the despair of the innocent.m

24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,n

he blindfolds its judges.o

If it is not he, then who is it?p