14 “How, then, can I myself answer Him,and choose my words to reason with Him?
15 Even if I were righteous I could not answer;I would plead to my Judge for favor.
16 If I called, and He answered me,I would not believe that He had listened to my voice.
17 For He crushes me with a stormand multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will not allow me to get my breath,but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed, He is strong;and if of justice, who will set me a time to plead?
20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;though I were perfect, it would prove me perverse.