Job 13:17-28

17“Listen carefully to my words. Hear my declaration.

18I have prepared my case. I know that I will be declared righteous.

19Who can make a case against me? If someone could, I’d be silent and die.

20“Please don’t do two things to me so that I won’t have to hide from you:

21Stop oppressing me. Don’t let your terror frighten me.

22Then call, and I’ll answer. Otherwise, I’ll speak, and you’ll answer me.

23How many crimes and sins have I committed? Make me aware of my disobedience and my sin.

24Why do you hide your face ⌞from me⌟ and consider me your enemy?

25Are you trying to make a fluttering leaf tremble or trying to chase dry husks?

26You write down bitter accusations against me. You make me suffer for the sins of my youth.

27You put my feet in shackles. You follow my trail by engraving marks on the soles of my feet.

28I am like worn-out wineskins, like moth-eaten clothes.