Job 9

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¹ And Job, responding, said:	¹ And Job answered, and said:
² Truly, I know that it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with God.	² Indeed I know it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with
³ If he chooses to contend with him, he is not able to respond to him once out of a thousand times.	³ If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand.
⁴ He is understanding in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and yet had peace?	⁴ He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace ?
⁵ He has moved mountains, and those whom he overthrew in his fury did not know it.	⁵ Who hath removed mountains, and they whom he overthrew in his wrath, knew it not.
⁶ He shakes the earth out of its place and its pillars tremble.	⁶ Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
⁷ He commands the sun and it does not rise, and he closes the stars as if under a seal.	⁷ Who commandeth tile sun and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars as it were under a seal:
⁸ He alone extends the heavens, and he walks upon the waves of the sea.	⁸ Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.
⁹ He fashions Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the interior of the south.	⁹ Who maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the inner parts of the south.
¹⁰ He accomplishes great and incomprehensible and miraculous things, which cannot be numbered.	¹⁰ Who doth things great and incomprehensible, and wonderful, of which there is no number.
¹¹ If he approaches me, I will not see him; if he departs, I will not understand.	¹¹ If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart I shall not understand.
¹² If he suddenly should question, who will answer him? Or who can say, “Why did you do so?”	¹² If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? or who can say: Why dost thou so?
¹³ God, whose wrath no one is able to resist, and under whom they bend who carry the world,	¹³ God, whose wrath no mall can resist, and under whom they stoop that bear up the world.
¹⁴ what am I then, that I should answer him and exchange words with him?	¹⁴ What am I then, that I should answer him, and have words with him?
¹⁵ And if I now have any justice, I will not respond, but will beseech my judge.	¹⁵ I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.
¹⁶ And if he should listen to me when I call, I would not believe that he had heard my voice.	¹⁶ And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.
¹⁷ For he will crush me in a whirlwind and multiply my wounds, even without cause.	¹⁷ For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.
¹⁸ He does not permit my spirit to rest, and he fills me with bitterness.	¹⁸ He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness.
¹⁹ If strength is sought, he is most strong; if equity in judgment, no one would dare to give testimony for me.	¹⁹ If strength be demanded, he is most strong: if equity of judgment, no man dare bear witness for me.
²⁰ If I wanted to justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me; if I would reveal my innocence, he would prove me depraved.	²⁰ If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked.
²¹ And if I now became simple, my soul would be ignorant even of this, and my life would weary me.	²¹ Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life.
²² There is one thing that I have said: both the innocent and the impious he consumes.	²² One thing there is that I have spoken, both the innocent and the wicked he consumeth.
²³ If he scourges, let him kill all at once, and not laugh at the punishment of the innocent.	²³ If he scourge, let him kill at once, and not laugh at the pains of the innocent.
²⁴ Since the earth has been given into the hand of the impious, he covers the face of its judges; for if it is not him, then who is it?	²⁴ The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then?
²⁵ My days have been swifter than a messenger; they have fled and have not seen goodness.	²⁵ My days have been swifter than a post: they have fled away and have not seen good.
²⁶ They have passed by like ships carrying fruits, just like an eagle flying to food.	²⁶ They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.
²⁷ If I say: “By no means will I speak this way.” I change my face and I am tortured with sorrow.	²⁷ If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.
²⁸ I have dreaded all my works, knowing that you did not spare the offender.	²⁸ I feared all my works, knowing that thou didst not spare the offender.
²⁹ Yet, if I am also just as impious, why have I labored in vain?	²⁹ But if so also I am wicked, why have I laboured in vain?
³⁰ If I had been washed with snow-like waters, and my hands were shining like the cleanest thing,	³⁰ If I be washed as it were with snow waters, and my hands shall shine ever so clean :
³¹ yet you would plunge me in filth, and my own garments would abhor me.	³¹ Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me,
³² For even I would not answer a man who were like myself, nor one who could be heard with me equally in judgment.	³² For I shall not answer a man that is like myself: nor one that may be heard with me equally in judgment.
³³ There is no one who could both prevail in argument and in placing his hand between the two.	³³ There is none that may be able to reprove both, and to put his hand between both.
³⁴ Let him take his staff away from me, and let not the fear of him terrify me.	³⁴ Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me.
³⁵ I will speak and I will not fear him, for in fearfulness I am not able to respond.	³⁵ I will speak, and will not fear him: for I cannot answer while I am in fear.

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