- 1. Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
- 2. What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.
- 3. But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with �God;
- 4. For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
- 5. Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
- 6. Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
- 7. Will ye speak unrighteously for �God? and for him speak deceit?
- 8. Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for �God?
- 9. Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?
- 10. He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
- 11. Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?
- 12. Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.
- 13. Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!
- 14. Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
- 15. Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.
- 16. This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
- 17. Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.
- 18. Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
- 19. Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.
- 20. Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.
- 21. Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:
- 22. Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.
- 23. How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
- 24. Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
- 25. Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
- 26. For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
- 27. And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet; --
- 28. One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.
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