Job 9
9
Job Answers Bildad
1Then Job answered:
2“Yes, I know that this is true,
but how can anyone be right in the presence of God?
3Someone might want to argue with God,
but no one could answer God,
not one time out of a thousand.
4God’s wisdom is deep, and his power is great;
no one can fight him without getting hurt.
5God moves mountains without anyone knowing it
and turns them over when he is angry.
6He shakes the earth out of its place
and makes its foundations tremble.
7He commands the sun not to shine
and shuts off the light of the stars.
8He alone stretches out the skies
and walks on the waves of the sea.
9It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades
and the groups of stars in the southern sky.
10He does wonders that cannot be understood;
he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.
11When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by me, I do not recognize him.
12If he snatches something away, no one can stop him
or say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13God will not hold back his anger.
Even the helpers of the monster Rahab lie at his feet in fear.
14So how can I argue with God,
or even find words to argue with him?
15Even if I were right, I could not answer him;
I could only beg God, my Judge, for mercy.
16If I called to him and he answered,
I still don’t believe he would listen to me.
17He would crush me with a storm
and multiply my wounds for no reason.
18He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.
19When it comes to strength, God is stronger than I;
when it comes to justice, no one can accuse him.
20Even if I were right, my own mouth would say I was wrong;
if I were innocent, my mouth would say I was guilty.
21“I am innocent,
but I don’t care about myself.
I hate my own life.
22It is all the same. That is why I say,
‘God destroys both the innocent and the guilty.’
23If the whip brings sudden death,
God will laugh at the suffering of the innocent.
24When the land falls into the hands of evil people,
he covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.
If it is not God who does this, then who is it?
25“My days go by faster than a runner;
they fly away without my seeing any joy.
26They glide past like paper boats.
They attack like eagles swooping down to feed.
27Even though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
I will change the look on my face and smile,’
28I still dread all my suffering.
I know you will hold me guilty.
29I have already been found guilty,
so why should I struggle for no reason?
30I might wash myself with soap
and scrub my hands with strong soap,
31but you would push me into a dirty pit,
and even my clothes would hate me.
32“God is not human like me, so I cannot answer him.
We cannot meet each other in court.
33I wish there were someone to make peace between us,
someone to decide our case.
34Maybe he could remove God’s punishment
so his terror would no longer frighten me.
35Then I could speak without being afraid,
but I am not able to do that.
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Job 9
9
Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man
1Then Job answered and said,
2“Yes, I know it is true.
But how can a mortal man be right before God?
3“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
4“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;
Who has [ever] defied or challenged Him and remained unharmed?
5“It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know it,
When He overturns them in His anger;
6Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
7Who commands the sun, and it does not shine;
Who seals up the stars [from view];
8Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the #9:8 Lit high places.waves of the sea;
9Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the [vast starry] spaces of the south;
10Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,
Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.
11“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;
He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.
12“Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back?
Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13¶“God will not turn back His anger;
The [proud] helpers of Rahab [the arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.
14“How can I answer Him [and plead my case],
Choosing my words [to reason] with Him?
15“For though I were righteous, I could not answer.
I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge.
16“If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18“He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills and saturates me with bitterness.
19“If it is a matter of strength and power, behold, He is mighty!
And if of justice, who can summon and challenge Him?
20“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;
Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.
21“[Though] I am blameless,
I do not care about myself;
I despise my life.
22“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys [both] the blameless and the wicked.’
23“When [His] scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks at the despair of the innocent.
24“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].
If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?
25¶“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.
26“They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds,
Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
27“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,’
28I am afraid of all my pains and worries [yet to come];
I know that You will not acquit me and leave me unpunished.
29“I am accounted wicked and held guilty;
Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
30“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
31You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
32“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.
33“There is no arbitrator between us,
Who could lay his hand upon us both [would that there were]. [1 Tim 2:5]
34“Let Him take His rod away from me,
And let not the dread and fear of Him terrify me.
35“Then I would speak [my defense] and not fear Him;
But I am not like that in myself.
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