^{15 Ref} `And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;

^{16 Ref} and lo, as the manner of the sons of men, he is striking against my lips, and I open my mouth, and I speak, and say unto him who is standing over-against me: My lord, by the appearance turned have been my pangs against me, and I have retained no power.