Job 31:35

Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.