New King James Version | New Living Translation |
1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job spoke again: |
2“Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. | 2“My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud. |
3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! | 3If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court. |
4I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay out my case and present my arguments. |
5I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. | 5Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me. |
6Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me. | 6Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing. |
7There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | 7Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. |
8“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; | 8I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. |
9When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. | 9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. |
10But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. | 10“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. |
11My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | 11For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and 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 his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food. |
13“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. | 13But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does. |
14For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him. | 14So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny. |
15Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. | 15No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. When I think of it, terror grips me. |
16For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me; | 16God has made me sick at heart; 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. | 17Darkness is all around me; thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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