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21 “Though I were perfect,
    I would not know myself;
    I would despise my life.
22 It is all one thing; therefore I said,
    ‘He destroys both the perfect and the wicked.’
23 If the whip kills suddenly,
    He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

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21 “Although I am blameless,(A)
    I have no concern for myself;(B)
    I despise my own life.(C)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
    ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(D)
23 When a scourge(E) brings sudden death,
    he mocks the despair of the innocent.(F)

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