- 1. Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
- 2. Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
- 3. My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
- 4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
- 5. If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
- 6. Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
- 7. Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
- 8. Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
- 9. I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
- 10. Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:
- 11. He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
- 12. Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.
- 13. Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
- 14. For God speaketh once, Yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not.
- 15. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
- 16. Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
- 17. That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man;
- 18. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
- 19. He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
- 20. So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
- 21. His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
- 22. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
- 23. If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;
- 24. Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
- 25. His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth.
- 26. He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
- 27. He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
- 28. He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
- 29. Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, [yea] thrice, with a man,
- 30. To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
- 31. Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
- 32. If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
- 33. If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
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