Job 13
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1Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,
Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2What ye know, the same do I know also:
I am not inferior unto you.
3Surely I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
4But ye are forgers of lies,
Ye are all physicians of no value.
5O that ye would altogether hold your peace!
And it should be your wisdom.
6Hear now my reasoning,
And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7Will ye speak wickedly for God?
And talk deceitfully for him?
8Will ye accept his person?
Will ye contend for God?
9Is it good that he should search you out?
Or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
10He will surely reprove you,
If ye do secretly accept persons.
11Shall not his excellency make you afraid?
And his dread fall upon you?
12Your remembrances are like unto ashes,
Your bodies to bodies of clay.
13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak,
And let come on me what will.
14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth,
And put my life in mine hand?
15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him:
But I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16He also shall be my salvation:
For an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17Hear diligently my speech,
And my declaration with your ears.
18Behold now, I have ordered my cause;
I know that I shall be justified.
19Who is he that will plead with me?
For now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20Only do not two things unto me:
Then will I not hide myself from thee.
21Withdraw thine hand far from me:
And let not thy dread make me afraid.
22Then call thou, and I will answer:
Or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23How many are mine iniquities and sins?
Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face,
And holdest me for thine enemy?
25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro?
And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26For thou writest bitter things against me,
And makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks,
And lookest narrowly unto all my paths;
Thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
28And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth,
As a garment that is moth eaten.
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Learn More About King James VersionJob 13
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1-2Everything you say, I have heard before.
I understand it all; I know as much as you do.
I'm not your inferior.
3But my dispute is with God, not you;
I want to argue my case with him.
4You cover up your ignorance with lies;
you are like doctors who can't heal anyone.
5Say nothing, and someone may think you are wise!
6Listen while I state my case.
7Why are you lying?
Do you think your lies will benefit God?
8Are you trying to defend him?
Are you going to argue his case in court?
9If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good?
Do you think you can fool God as you fool others?
10Even though your prejudice is hidden,
he will reprimand you,
11and his power will fill you with terror.
12Your proverbs are as useless as ashes;
your arguments crumble like clay.
13Be quiet and give me a chance to speak,
and let the results be what they will.
14I am#13.14 One ancient translation I am; Hebrew Why am I…? ready to risk my life.
15I've lost all hope, so what if God kills me?
I am going to state my case to him.
16It may even be that my boldness will save me,
since no wicked person would dare to face God.
17Now listen to my words of explanation.
18I am ready to state my case,
because I know I am in the right.
19Are you coming to accuse me, God?
If you do, I am ready to be silent and die.
20Let me ask for two things; agree to them,
and I will not try to hide from you;
21stop punishing me, and don't crush me with terror.
22Speak first, O God, and I will answer.
Or let me speak, and you answer me.
23What are my sins? What wrongs have I done?
What crimes am I charged with?
24Why do you avoid me?
Why do you treat me like an enemy?
25Are you trying to frighten me? I'm nothing but a leaf;
you are attacking a piece of dry straw.
26You bring bitter charges against me,
even for what I did when I was young.
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Job 33.11
You bind chains on my feet;
you watch every step I take,
and even examine my footprints.
28As a result, I crumble like rotten wood,
like a moth-eaten coat.
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