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that it would please him to crush me,
    cutting me off and ceasing to restrain his hand.
10 Such would be my consolation,
    and I would exult in my unrelenting pain,
    since I have never rebelled against the commands of the Holy One.
11 “Do I have the strength to continue to wait?
    And what future awaits me should I decide to be patient?

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that God would be willing to crush(A) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(B)
10 Then I would still have this consolation(C)
    my joy in unrelenting pain(D)
    that I had not denied the words(E) of the Holy One.(F)

11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope?
    What prospects, that I should be patient?(G)

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