12 Your proverbs are as useless as ashes;your arguments crumble like clay.
13 Be quiet and give me a chance to speak,and let the results be what they will.
14 I am ready to risk my life.
15 I've lost all hope, so what if God kills me?I am going to state my case to him.
16 It may even be that my boldness will save me,since no wicked person would dare to face God.
17 Now listen to my words of explanation.
18 I am ready to state my case,because I know I am in the right.