“ Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
If only ... I knew where to find Him , so that I could go to His seat.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would learn how He would answer , and consider what He would say.
Would He contend with me in His great power ? No , He would certainly take (note)
Then an upright man could reason with Him , and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
If I go east , He is not there , and if I go west , I cannot find
When He is at work in the north , I cannot behold (Him) ; when He turns to the south , I cannot see (Him).
Yet He knows the way I have taken ... ; when He has tested me , I will come forth as gold.
My feet have followed in His tracks ; I have kept His way without turning aside.
I have not departed from the command of His lips ; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
But He is unchangeable ... , and who can oppose Him ? He does what He desires.
For He carries out His decree against me , and He has many
Therefore ... I am terrified in His presence ; when I consider this , I fear Him.
God has made my heart faint ; the Almighty has terrified me.
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness , by the thick darkness that covers my face. (’’)