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1Job's response was to say: | 1Then Job replied: |
2"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of 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, I would visit him where he has taken his seat. | 3If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! |
4I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
5I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me. | 5I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me. |
6"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me. | 6Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me. |
7In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." | 7There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge. |
8"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. | 8"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. |
9If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't 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. |
10Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. | 10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. |
11My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside. | 11My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. |
12I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals." | 12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. |
13"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do. | 13"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases. |
14He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me! | 14He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store. |
15That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him. | 15That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him. |
16God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified! | 16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. |
17Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision." | 17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. |
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