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Job 9

Young's Literal Translation YLT

1 And Job answereth and saith: --

2 Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what -- is man righteous with God?

3 If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

4 Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.

6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.

7 Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.

8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

9 Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.

10 Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.

11 Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.

12 Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'

13 God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.

14 How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

15 Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.

16 Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.

17 Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.

18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

19 If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?

20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

21 Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.

22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'

23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

24 Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who [is] he?

25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,

26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.

27 Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'

28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.

29 I -- I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.

30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,

31 Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

32 But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.

33 If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.

34 He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,

35 I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Job answered:

2 Yes, I know what you've said is true, but how can a person be justified before God?

3 If one wanted to take Him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand [times].

4 God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

5 He removes mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in His anger.

6 He shakes the earth from its place so that its pillars tremble.

7 He commands the sun not to shine and seals off the stars.

8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

9 He makes [the stars]: the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.

10 He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.

11 If He passes by me, I wouldn't see Him; [if] He goes right by, I wouldn't recognize Him.

12 If He snatches [something], who can stop Him? Who can ask Him, "What are You doing?"

13 God does not hold back His anger; Rahab's assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

14 How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?

15 Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my judge for mercy.

16 If I summoned [Him] and He answered me, I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.

17 He batters me with a whirlwind and multiplies my wounds without cause.

18 He doesn't let me catch my breath but soaks me with bitter experiences.

19 If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

20 Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

21 Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life.

22 It is all the same. Therefore I say, "He destroys both the blameless and the wicked."

23 When disaster brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

24 The earth is handed over to the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it isn't He, then who is it?

25 My days fly by faster than a runner; they flee without seeing any good.

26 They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on [its] prey.

27 If I said, "I will forget my complaint, change my expression, and smile,"

28 I would still live in terror of all my pains. I know You will not acquit me.

29 Since I will be found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

30 If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

31 then You dip me in a pit [of mud], and my own clothes despise me!

32 For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.

33 There is no one to judge between us, to lay his hand on both of us.

34 Let Him take His rod away from me so His terror will no longer frighten me.

35 Then I would speak and not fear Him. But that is not the case; I am on my own.