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14 was to watch me, and if I sinned,
    you would not forgive my guilt.
15 If I am guilty, too bad for me;
    and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high,
    because I am filled with shame and misery.
16 And if I hold my head high, you hunt me like a lion
    and display your awesome power against me.

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14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(A)
    and would not let my offense go unpunished.(B)
15 If I am guilty(C)—woe to me!(D)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(E)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in[a] my affliction.(F)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(G)
    and again display your awesome power against me.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 10:15 Or and aware of