22 Have I ever said: “Give me something”or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”
23 or “Deliver me from the enemy’s power”or “Redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless”?
24 Teach me, and I will be silent.Help me understand what I did wrong.
25 How painful honest words can be!But what does your rebuke prove?
26 Do you think that you can disprove my wordsor that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
27 No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless childand negotiate a price to sell your friend.
28 But now, please look at me;would I lie to your face?