14. Again and again he attacks me. He runs at me like a soldier in battle.
15. “I am very sad, so I wear this sackcloth. I sit here in dust and ashes, feeling defeated.
16. My face is red from crying. There are dark rings around my eyes.
17. I was never cruel to anyone, and my prayers are pure.
18. “Earth, don’t hide the wrong things that were done to me. Don’t let my begging for fairness be stopped.
19. Even now there is someone in heaven who will speak for me. There is someone above who will testify for me.
20. My friend speaks for me, while my eyes pour out tears to God.
21. He speaks to God for me, like someone presenting an argument for a friend.
22. “In only a few years I will go to that place of no return.