Job 9:25-35

25“My life passes more swiftly than a runner. It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.

26It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

27If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful,

28I would still dread all the pain, for I know you will not find me innocent, O God.

29Whatever happens, I will be found guilty. So what’s the use of trying?

30Even if I were to wash myself with soap and clean my hands with lye,

31you would plunge me into a muddy ditch, and my own filthy clothing would hate me.

32“God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.

33If only there were a mediator between us, someone who could bring us together.

34The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.

35Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength.