4 I would lay out my caseand present my arguments.
5 Then I would listen to his replyand understand what he says to me.
6 Would he use his great power to argue with me?No, he would give me a fair hearing.
7 Honest people can reason with him,so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.
8 I go east, but he is not there.I go west, but I cannot find him.
9 I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden.I look to the south, but he is concealed.
10 “But he knows where I am going.And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.