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1“But please, Job, hear my speech, And listen to all my words.

1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.

2Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth.

2I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate.

3My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.

3My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

4The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me; Take your stand.

5Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

6Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay.

6I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

7Surely no fear of me will terrify you, Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

7Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.

8“Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,

8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:

9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

9"I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.

10Yet He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy;

10But he finds reasons to oppose me; he regards me as his enemy.

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

11He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths."

12“Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man.

12But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.

13Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.

13Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks?

14For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.

14For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,

15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,

16Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.

16he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings,

17In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,

17in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person.

18He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

18God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

19“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones,

19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,

20So that his life abhors bread, And his soul succulent food.

20so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food.

21His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones stick out which once were not seen.

21His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out.

22Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners.

22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners.

23“If there is a messenger for him, A mediator, one among a thousand, To show man His uprightness,

23If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him

24Then He is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom’;

24and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,"

25His flesh shall be young like a child’s, He shall return to the days of his youth.

25then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.

26He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness.

26He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That person will see his face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him.

27Then he looks at men and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right, And it did not profit me.’

27He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

28He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.

28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light."

29“Behold, God works all these things, Twice, in fact, three times with a man,

29God certainly does all these things two or three times to a person

30To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

30in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life.

31“Give ear, Job, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will speak.

31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you.

32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you.

33If not, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

33If not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.

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