331And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.+2Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.+3Of the uprightness of my heart are my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.+4The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.+5If thou art able--answer me, Set in array before me--station thyself.+6Lo, I am, according to thy word, for God, From the clay I--I also, have been formed.+7Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.+8Surely--thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:+9`Pure am I, without transgression, Innocent am I, and I have no iniquity.+10Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,+11He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'+12Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.+13Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?+14For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)+15In a dream--a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.+16Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:+17To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth.+18He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.+19And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones is enduring.+20And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.+21His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!+22And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.+23If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter--one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:+24Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'+25Fresher is his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.+26He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.+27He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.+28He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'+29Lo, all these doth God work, Twice--thrice with man,+30To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.+31Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I--I do speak.+32If there are words--answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.+33If there are not--hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.+
Young's Literal Translation
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