Глава 13

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  • 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.