Job 9
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1Then Job answered and said:1Then Job answered:
2“Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God?2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
3If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
5He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger;5He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
6He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
7He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;7He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
8He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
9He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
10He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
11If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
12If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’12If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
14“How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him?14How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
15For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge.15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
16If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
17For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
18He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
19If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
20Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
21“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life.21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
22It is all one thing; Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent.23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
25“Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
26They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey.26They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’27If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
28I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent.28I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
29If I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain?29Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
30If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap,30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
31Yet You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me.31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
32“For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together.32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
33Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both.33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
34Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
35Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.35Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
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