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Job 33

The Darby Translation DBY

1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,

3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

5 If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.

6 Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --

9 I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;

10 Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

12 Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man.

13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

14 For God speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

16 Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,

17 That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

20 And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;

21 His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

22 And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

24 Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

25 His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.

26 He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

27 He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

28 He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,

30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

New International Version NIV

1 “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

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

5 Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.

6 I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.

7 No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

8 “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—

9 ‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.

10 Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.

11 He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’

12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.

13 Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words ?

14 For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.

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

16 he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

17 to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

18 to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

19 “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,

20 so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.

21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

22 They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

23 Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,

24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them—

25 let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—

26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.

27 And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.

28 God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’

29 “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—

30 to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.

31 “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.

33 But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”