Job 9:15-24 - Though I Am Innocent

¹⁵ Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.
I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
¹⁶ If I summoned Him and He answered me,
I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.
¹⁷ He batters me with a whirlwind
and multiplies my wounds without cause.
¹⁸ He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but soaks me with bitter experiences.
¹⁹ If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
²⁰ Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

²¹ Though I am blameless,
I no longer care about myself;
I renounce my life.
²² It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”
²³ When disaster brings sudden death,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
²⁴ The earth is handed over to the wicked;
He blindfolds its judges.
If it isn’t He, then who is it?