Job 16:14-22

14Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.

15“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and buried my brow in the dust.

16My face is red with weeping, dark shadows ring my eyes;

17yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure.

18“Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!

19Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.

20My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;

21on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend.

22“Only a few years will pass before I take the path of no return.