10. No, you will be in trouble with himif you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.
11. Doesn’t his majesty terrify you?Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?
12. Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes.Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot.
13. “Be silent now and leave me alone.Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.
14. Why should I put myself in mortal dangerand take my life in my own hands?
15. God might kill me, but I have no other hope.I am going to argue my case with him.
16. But this is what will save me—I am not godless.If I were, I could not stand before him.
17. “Listen closely to what I am about to say.Hear me out.