26. They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
27. If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance, and brighten up,
28. I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29. Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?
30. If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
31. Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
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 not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
34. Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,
35. Then I will speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.