Job 9
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Job: How Can I Contend with God?

1And Job answereth and saith: --+ 2Truly I have known that it is so, And what--is man righteous with God?+ 3If he delight to strive with Him--He doth not answer him one of a thousand.+ 4Wise in heart and strong in power--Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?+ 5Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.+ 6Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.+ 7Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.+ 8Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,+ 9Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.+ 10Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.+ 11Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.+ 12Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'+ 13God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.+ 14How much less do I--I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?+ 15Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.+ 16Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.+ 17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.+ 18He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.+ 19If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment--who doth convene me?+ 20If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! --it declareth me perverse.+ 21Perfect I am! --I know not my soul, I despise my life.+ 22It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'+ 23If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.+ 24Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not--where, who is he?+ 25My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,+ 26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.+ 27Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'+ 28I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.+ 29I--I am become wicked; why is this? In vain I labour.+ 30If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,+ 31Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.+ 32But if a man like myself--I answer him, We come together into judgment.+ 33If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.+ 34He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,+ 35I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.

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