| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job answered and said: |
| 2“Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. | 2“Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. |
| 3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! | 3Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! |
| 4I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
| 5I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. | 5I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. |
| 6Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me. | 6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. |
| 7There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | 7There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. |
| 8“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; | 8“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; |
| 9When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. | 9on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. |
| 10But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. | 10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. |
| 11My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | 11My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. |
| 12I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. | 12I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. |
| 13“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. | 13But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. |
| 14For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him. | 14For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. |
| 15Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. | 15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. |
| 16For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me; | 16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; |
| 17Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face. | 17yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, nor because thick darkness covers my face. |
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