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15 If I am wicked, woe to me! —
but if righteous, I still don’t dare raise my head,
because I am so filled with shame,
so soaked in my misery.
16 You rise up to hunt me like a lion,
and you keep treating me in such peculiar ways.
17 You keep producing fresh witnesses against me,
your anger against me keeps growing,
your troops assail me, wave after wave.

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15 If I am guilty(A)—woe to me!(B)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(C)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in[a] my affliction.(D)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(E)
    and again display your awesome power against me.(F)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(G)
    and increase your anger toward me;(H)
    your forces come against me wave upon wave.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 10:15 Or and aware of