³ If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

² I say unto God, `Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive `with' me.

² Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

²⁰ because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

⁸ if we may say -- `we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

²⁰ nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form `it', Why me didst thou make thus?

¹⁵ For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

¹⁶ For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.

¹² For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.

¹² Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

¹⁴ If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.

¹⁵ Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.

¹³ Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When `for' all His matters He answereth not?

³⁵ Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.

³⁶ If not -- on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.

³⁷ The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.

³ O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,

⁴ I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill `with' arguments.

⁵ I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

⁶ In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth `it' in me.

⁷ There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

³² But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.

³³ If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.

²⁰ If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.