20 I am nothing but skin and bones;I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 Pity me, my friends, pity me,because the hand of God has hit me.
22 Why do you chase me as God does?Haven’t you hurt me enough?
23 “How I wish my words were written down,written on a scroll.
24 I wish they were carved with an iron pen into lead,or carved into stone forever.
25 I know that my Defender lives,and in the end he will stand upon the earth.
26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,in my flesh I will see God.