10. he does great and unsearchable things,and wonderful things without number.
11. If he passes by me, I cannot see him,if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
12. If he snatches away, who can turn him back?Who dares to say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13. God does not restrain his anger;under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.
14. “How much less, then, can I answer himand choose my words to argue with him!
15. Although I am innocent, I could not answer him;I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
16. If I summoned him, and he answered me,I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice –
17. he who crushes me with a tempest,and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
18. He does not allow me to recover my breath,for he fills me with bitterness.
19. If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one!And if it is a matter of justice, he will say, ‘Who will summon me?’
20. Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me;although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.
21. I am blameless. I do not know myself.I despise my life.
22. “It is all one! That is why I say,‘He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’
23. If a scourge brings sudden death,he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
24. If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man,he covers the faces of its judges;if it is not he, then who is it?
25. “My days are swifter than a runner,they speed by without seeing happiness.
26. They glide by like reed boats,like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
27. If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,I will change my expression and be cheerful,’