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1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job answered and said: |
2“Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. | 2“Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. |
3Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! | 3Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! |
4I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
5I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. | 5I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. |
6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. | 6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. |
7There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. | 7There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. |
8“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; | 8“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; |
9on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. | 9on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. |
10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. | 10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. |
11My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. | 11My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. |
12I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. | 12I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. |
13But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. | 13But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. |
14For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. | 14For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. |
15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. | 15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of 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 because of the darkness, nor because thick darkness covers my face. | 17yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, nor because thick darkness covers my face. |
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