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  • 1. And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and `to' all my words give ear.
  • 2. Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
  • 3. Of the uprightness of my heart `are' my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
  • 4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
  • 5. If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.
  • 6. Lo, I `am', according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.
  • 7. Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
  • 8. Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
  • 9. `Pure `am' I, without transgression, Innocent `am' I, and I have no iniquity.
  • 10. Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
  • 11. He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
  • 12. Lo, `in' this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
  • 13. Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When `for' all His matters He answereth not?
  • 14. For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
  • 15. In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
  • 16. Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
  • 17. To turn aside man `from' doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
  • 18. He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
  • 19. And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones `is' enduring.
  • 20. And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
  • 21. His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
  • 22. And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
  • 23. If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
  • 24. Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
  • 25. Fresher `is' his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
  • 26. He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
  • 27. He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
  • 28. He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
  • 29. Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,
  • 30. To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
  • 31. Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.
  • 32. If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
  • 33. If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.