16 This may be what saves me,because no guilty personwould come to his court.
17 Listen carefully to my words!
18 I have prepared my case well,and I am certain to win.
19 If you can prove me guilty,I will give up and die.
20 I ask only two thingsof you, my God,and I will no longerhide from you—
21 stop punishingand terrifying me!
22 Then speak, and I will reply;or else let me speak,and you reply.