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==Job 9:1-35==
 
==Job 9:1-35==
1 Then Job answered:
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1 Then Job answered:
 
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2 “Indeed I know that this is so;
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2 “Indeed I know that this is so;
    but how can a mortal be just before God?
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    but how can a mortal be just before God?
3 If one wished to contend with him,
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3 If one wished to contend with him,
    one could not answer him once in a thousand.
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    one could not answer him once in a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength
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4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength
—who has resisted him, and succeeded?—
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—who has resisted him, and succeeded?—
5 he who removes mountains, and they do not know it,
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5 he who removes mountains, and they do not know it,
    when he overturns them in his anger;
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    when he overturns them in his anger;
6 who shakes the earth out of its place,
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6 who shakes the earth out of its place,
    and its pillars tremble;
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    and its pillars tremble;
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
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7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
    who seals up the stars;
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    who seals up the stars;
8 who alone stretched out the heavens
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8 who alone stretched out the heavens
    and trampled the waves of the Sea;
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    and trampled the waves of the Sea;
9 who made the Bear and Orion,
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9 who made the Bear and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
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    the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
10 who does great things beyond understanding,
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10 who does great things beyond understanding,
    and marvelous things without number.
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    and marvelous things without number.
11 Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him;
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11 Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him;
    he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
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    he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
12 He snatches away; who can stop him?
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12 He snatches away; who can stop him?
    Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
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    Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
 
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13 “God will not turn back his anger;
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13 “God will not turn back his anger;
    the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath him.
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    the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath him.
14 How then can I answer him,
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14 How then can I answer him,
    choosing my words with him?
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    choosing my words with him?
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
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15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
    I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
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    I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
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16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
    I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.
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    I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest,
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17 For he crushes me with a tempest,
    and multiplies my wounds without cause;
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    and multiplies my wounds without cause;
18 he will not let me get my breath,
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18 he will not let me get my breath,
    but fills me with bitterness.
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    but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one!
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19 If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one!
    If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
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    If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
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20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
    though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
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    though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
21 I am blameless; I do not know myself;
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21 I am blameless; I do not know myself;
    I loathe my life.
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    I loathe my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
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22 It is all one; therefore I say,
    he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.
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    he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
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23 When disaster brings sudden death,
    he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
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    he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
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24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
    he covers the eyes of its judges—
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    he covers the eyes of its judges—
    if it is not he, who then is it?
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    if it is not he, who then is it?
 
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25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
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25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
    they flee away, they see no good.
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    they flee away, they see no good.
26 They go by like skiffs of reed,
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26 They go by like skiffs of reed,
    like an eagle swooping on the prey.
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    like an eagle swooping on the prey.
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
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27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
    I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
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    I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
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28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
    for I know you will not hold me innocent.
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    for I know you will not hold me innocent.
29 I shall be condemned;
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29 I shall be condemned;
    why then do I labor in vain?
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    why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with soap
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30 If I wash myself with soap
    and cleanse my hands with lye,
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    and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into filth,
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31 yet you will plunge me into filth,
    and my own clothes will abhor me.
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    and my own clothes will abhor me.
32 For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him,
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32 For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him,
    that we should come to trial together.
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    that we should come to trial together.
33 There is no umpire between us,
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33 There is no umpire between us,
    who might lay his hand on us both.
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    who might lay his hand on us both.
34 If he would take his rod away from me,
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34 If he would take his rod away from me,
    and not let dread of him terrify me,
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    and not let dread of him terrify me,
35 then I would speak without fear of him,
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35 then I would speak without fear of him,
 
     for I know I am not what I am thought to be.
 
     for I know I am not what I am thought to be.
  
 
==The Book of Job: (Un)Answered==
 
==The Book of Job: (Un)Answered==

Revision as of 18:02, 6 March 2020

Job 9:1-35

1 Then Job answered:

2 “Indeed I know that this is so;
    but how can a mortal be just before God?
3 If one wished to contend with him,
    one could not answer him once in a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength
—who has resisted him, and succeeded?—
5 he who removes mountains, and they do not know it,
    when he overturns them in his anger;
6 who shakes the earth out of its place,
    and its pillars tremble;
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
    who seals up the stars;
8 who alone stretched out the heavens
    and trampled the waves of the Sea;
9 who made the Bear and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
10 who does great things beyond understanding,
    and marvelous things without number.
11 Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him;
    he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
12 He snatches away; who can stop him?
    Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

13 “God will not turn back his anger;
    the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath him.
14 How then can I answer him,
    choosing my words with him?
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
    I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
    I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest,
    and multiplies my wounds without cause;
18 he will not let me get my breath,
    but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one!
    If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
    though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
21 I am blameless; I do not know myself;
    I loathe my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
    he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
    he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
    he covers the eyes of its judges—
    if it is not he, who then is it?

25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
    they flee away, they see no good.
26 They go by like skiffs of reed,
    like an eagle swooping on the prey.
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
    I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
    for I know you will not hold me innocent.
29 I shall be condemned;
    why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with soap
    and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into filth,
    and my own clothes will abhor me.
32 For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him,
    that we should come to trial together.
33 There is no umpire between us,
    who might lay his hand on us both.
34 If he would take his rod away from me,
    and not let dread of him terrify me,
35 then I would speak without fear of him,
   for I know I am not what I am thought to be.

The Book of Job: (Un)Answered