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  • 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.