19 If it is a question of strength— certainly, He is the mighty One! If it is a matter of justice— who will summon me?
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me. If I were guiltless, it will declare me perverse.
21 “I am guiltless. I have no concern for myself. I despise my life.
22 It is all the same, therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If a scourge smites suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 If the land falls into the hand of the wicked He blindfolds the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
25 “My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away without seeing goodness.