²³ For he doesn't need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

⁷ Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.

⁸ Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

⁹ To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;

¹³⁷ You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.

²⁰ But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"

⁵ thus says Yahweh, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

³ A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

¹⁰ "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, From the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

¹¹ For the work of a man will he render to him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

¹² Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

⁷ There the upright might reason with him, So I should be delivered forever from my judge.

²¹ That he would maintain the right of a man with God, Of a son of man with his neighbor!

¹¹ For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it.

⁶ That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

³² For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.

³³ There is no umpire between us, That might lay his hand on us both.

¹³ After all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,