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13:1  My eyes have certainly seen all this. My ears have heard it and understood it.
13:2  Whatever you know, I know every bit as well. I do not fall short of you in any way.
13:3  But I want to speak to the Almighty. I am eager to argue my case with God.
13:4  All you do is plaster over problems with lies. Such useless healers, all of you!
13:5  I wish you would shut up completely. For you, that would be wisdom!
13:6  But now, listen to my rebuttal. Pay attention to the arguments from my lips.
13:7  Will you misrepresent God? Will you speak deceitfully about him?
13:8  Will you show favoritism on behalf of God and argue his case for him?
13:9  Will it turn out well when he cross-examines you? Can you fool God as you can fool a man?
13:10  He will certainly rule against you if you hide your favoritism.
13:11  Won’t God’s majesty frighten you? Won’t the dread he inspires overwhelm you?
13:12  Your axioms are proverbs made of ashes. Your strong points are made of clay.
13:13  Silence! Let me speak. I intend to speak up, no matter what happens.
13:14  Why do I bite my flesh with my teeth? Why do I take my life in my hands?
13:15  Even if he slays me, I will wait for him with hope. No matter what, I will defend my ways to his face.
13:16  Even this may turn out for my salvation, for no godless person would dare to face him.
13:17  Listen carefully to my words! Give my testimony a hearing.
13:18  Please, listen. I have laid out my case. I know that I am innocent.
13:19  Who can make a case against me? If anyone can, I will be quiet and die.
13:20  Just do two things for me, God. If you do, I will not hide from your face.
13:21  Take your hands off me, and do not terrify me with your grandeur.
13:22  Summon me, and I will answer. Or, I will speak, and you can respond to me.
13:23  How much guilt and how many sins do I have? Reveal my rebellion and my sin to me.
13:24  Why do you hide your face? Why do you treat me like your enemy?
13:25  Will you toss me around like a wind-blown leaf? Will you chase me away like dry chaff?
13:26  You write bitter accusations against me, and you hold me accountable for the guilt of my youth.
13:27  You lock my feet in stocks and station guards along all my paths. You put your brand on the soles of my feet.
13:28  So a man rots away like a garment eaten by moths.