15 Even if I’m innocent, I can’t answer;I must plead for justice.
16 If I were to call and he answered me,I couldn’t believe that he heard my voice.
17 Who bruises me with a tempestand multiplies my wounds for no reason?
18 He doesn’t let me catch my breath,for he fills me with bitterness.
19 If the issue is strength—behold power!If justice—who calls God to meet me?
20 If I’m innocent, my mouth condemns me;I have integrity; but God declares me perverse.
21 I’m blameless, yet don’t know myself;I reject my life.