| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then Job answered: | 1Then Job replied: |
| 2“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. | 2"Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. |
| 3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. | 3If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! |
| 4I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
| 5I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say. | 5I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me. |
| 6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me. | 6Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me. |
| 7Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | 7There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge. |
| 8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him. | 8"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. |
| 9When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him. | 9When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. |
| 10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. | 10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. |
| 11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. | 11My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. |
| 12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. | 12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. |
| 13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires. | 13"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases. |
| 14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans. | 14He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store. |
| 15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him. | 15That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him. |
| 16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. | 16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. |
| 17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. | 17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. |
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