Job 33
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| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words. |
| 2 | Behold now, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my mouth. |
| 3 | My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely. |
| 4 | The spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty given me life. |
| 5 | If thou canst, answer thou me, Set thy words in order before me, stand forth. |
| 6 | Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay. |
| 7 | Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure 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 innocent, neither is there iniquity in me; |
| 10 | Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy; |
| 11 | He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.’ . |
| 12 | Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, That God is too great for man; |
| 13 | Why hast thou striven against Him? Seeing that He will not answer any of his words. |
| 14 | For God speaketh in one way, Yea in two, though 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 the ears of men, And by their chastisement sealeth the decree, |
| 17 | That men may put away their purpose, And that He may hide pride from man; |
| 18 | That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. |
| 19 | He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And all his bones grow stiff; |
| 20 | So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, And his soul dainty food. |
| 21 | His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones corrode to unsightliness. |
| 22 | Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers. |
| 23 | If there be for him an angel, An intercessor, one among a thousand, To vouch for a man’s uprightness; |
| 24 | Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’ |
| 25 | His flesh is tenderer than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth; |
| 26 | He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; So that he seeth His face with joy; And He restoreth unto man his righteousness. |
| 27 | He cometh before men, and saith: ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not.’ |
| 28 | So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, And his life beholdeth the light. |
| 29 | Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man, |
| 30 | To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living. |
| 31 | Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will speak. |
| 32 | If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify thee. |
| 33 | If not, hearken thou unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom. |