18 He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but fills me with bitter experiences.
19 If it is a matter of strength, look, he is the powerful one!(A)
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon(B) him?[a]
20 Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;(C)
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:19 LXX; MT reads me

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