- 1. And Job answereth and saith: --
- 2. Truly I have known that `it is' so, And what -- is man righteous with God?
- 3. If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
- 4. Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
- 5. Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
- 6. Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
- 7. Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
- 8. Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
- 9. Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
- 10. Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
- 11. Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
- 12. Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'
- 13. God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
- 14. How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
- 15. Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
- 16. Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear `to' my voice.
- 17. Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
- 18. He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
- 19. If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?
- 20. If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.
- 21. Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.
- 22. It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
- 23. If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
- 24. Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who `is' he?
- 25. My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
- 26. They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
- 27. Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
- 28. I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
- 29. I -- I am become wicked; why `is' this? `In' vain I labour.
- 30. If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
- 31. Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
- 32. But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.
- 33. If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
- 34. He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
- 35. I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
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