2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaks in my mouth.

3The words of my mouth are upright, and the utterances of my lips are pure.

4The Spirit of God has stirred me up, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.

5If you can answer me, then prepare yourself and stand up before me.

6For I am also like you before God; I also am formed out of clay.

7Therefore my admonishings will not make you to tremble, neither will my rebuke be heavy upon you.

8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,

9I am blameless without transgressions, I am righteous; and there is no iniquity in me, and I am far removed from wickedness.

10Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy.

11He puts my feet in the stocks, he watches all my paths.

12Behold, in this you cannot justify yourself; I will answer you, that God is greater than man.

13Why do you strive with him, seeing that he does not give an account of any of his matters?

14For God speaks once; he does not speak a second time;

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering upon the bed;

16Then he opens the ears of men, and humbles them according to their rebelliousness.

17That he may cause man to depart from his evil-doings, and remove pride from him;

18He spares his soul from corruption, and his life from perdition.

19Man is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain;

20So that his flesh fails because of his fear, and his soul is not satisfied with bread, and covets food.

21His flesh is wasted away because of his fear, so that a greater part of his bones can he seen.

22Yea, his soul draws near to corruption, and his life to death.

23If a man have an angel to whom one would listen once in a thousand times, the angel would show him the way of uprightness

24And be gracious to him and say, Deliver this man lest he go down to corruption; he has found salvation;

25Then his flesh will change to that of his childhood; and he shall return to the days of his youth;

26And he shall pray to God, and he will hear him and be pleased with him, and God shall appear before him with glory; for he will render to men his righteousness.

27Then the uprightness will bear witness concerning the man; and he shall say, I have truly sinned and I am at fault; and it profiteth me not;

28Deliver my soul from perdition, and my life shall see the light.

29Lo, all these things God does three times with a man,

30To bring back his soul from corruption, to see the light of the living.

31Incline your ear, O Job, hearken to me; be silent, and I will speak.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; for I desire that you may be justified.

33But if you will not listen, then be silent, and I shall teach you wisdom.