Job 9:15-24 - Though I Am Innocent
15 whom I cannot answer, even though I am righteous? From my judge I must implore grace. 16 If I summon [him], and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice-- 17 who crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause. 18 He will not allow me to {catch} my breath; rather, he will fill me with bitterness. 19 If {it is a matter of} strength, look, [he is] mighty. But if {it is a matter of} justice, who can summon me? 20 Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; [even though] I [am] blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.
21 "I [am] blameless; I do not care about myself; I loathe my life. 22 It [is all] one; therefore I say, 'He destroys [both the] blameless and [the] wicked.' 23 When the whip kills suddenly, he mocks at [the] despair of [the] innocent. 24 The earth is given into [the] hand of [the] wicked; he covers the face of its judge-- if [it is] not [he], then who [is] it?