Job 9
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- 1And Job made answer and said,
- 2Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?
- 3If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.
- 4He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
- 5It is he who takes away the mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his wrath:
- 6Who is moving the earth out of its place, so that its pillars are shaking:
- הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז
- אֶ֭רֶץ
- אֶ֭רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH0776G
- מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ
- וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ
- יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃
- 7Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.
- 8By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:
- 9Who made the Bear and Orion, and the Pleiades, and the store-houses of the south:
- 10Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.
- 11See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.
- 12If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?
- 13God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
- 14How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?
- 15Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.
- 16If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
- 17For I would be crushed by his storm, my wounds would be increased without cause.
- 18He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.
- 19If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?
- 20Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.
- 21I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.
- 22It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.
- 23If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.
- 24The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
- אֶ֤רֶץ׀
- אֶ֤רֶץ'E.retza landH0776G
- נִתְּנָ֬ה
- נִתְּנָ֬הni.te.Nahit has been givenH5414G
- בְֽיַד־
- רָשָׁ֗ע
- רָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'a wicked [person]H7563
- פְּנֵֽי־
- פְּנֵֽיpe.nei-[the] face ofH6440H
- שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ
- יְכַסֶּ֑ה
- יְכַסֶּ֑הye.kha.Sehhe coversH3680
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- לֹ֖א
- לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
- אֵפ֣וֹא
- אֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'thenH0645
- מִי־
- מִיmi-who?H4310
- הֽוּא׃
- הֽוּאHu'[is] itH1931
- אֶ֤רֶץ׀
- 25My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
- 26They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food.
- 27If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;
- 28I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.
- 29You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?
- 30If I am washed with snow water, and make my hands clean with soap;
- 31Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.
- 32For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.
- 33There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.
- 34Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:
- 35Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.
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