18 He would not let me catch my breathbut would overwhelm me with misery.
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him?
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
21 ‘Although I am blameless,I have no concern for myself;I despise my own life.
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”
23 When a scourge brings sudden death,he mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,he blindfolds its judges.If it is not he, then who is it?