Iyov (Job) 9
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1Then Iyov responded:
2“Indeed, I know that this is so;
but how can a human win a case against God?
3Whoever might want to argue with him
could not answer him one [question] in a thousand.
4His heart is so wise, his strength so great —
who can resist him and succeed?
5“He moves the mountains, although they don’t know it,
when he overturns them in his anger.
6He shakes the earth from its place;
its supporting pillars tremble.
7He commands the sun, and it fails to rise;
he shuts up the stars under his seal.
8He alone spreads out the sky
and walks on the waves in the sea.
9He made the Great Bear, Orion, the Pleiades
and the hidden constellations of the south.
10He does great, unsearchable things,
wonders beyond counting.
11He can go right by me, and I don’t see him;
he moves past without my being aware of him.
12If he kills [people], who will ask why?
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13God will not withdraw his anger —
even Rahav’s supporters submit to him.
14“How much less can I answer him
and select my arguments against him!
15Even if I were right, I wouldn’t answer;
I could only ask for mercy from my judge.
16If I summoned him, and he answered me,
I still can’t believe he would listen to my plea.
17He could break me with a storm;
he could multiply my wounds for no reason,
18to the point where I couldn’t even breathe —
with such bitterness he could fill me!
19If it’s a matter of force, look how mighty he is;
if justice, who can summon him to court?
20Even if I’m right, my own mouth will condemn me;
if I’m innocent, it would pronounce me guilty.
21“I am innocent. Don’t I know myself?
But I’ve had enough of this life of mine!
22So I say it’s all the same —
he destroys innocent and wicked alike.
23When disaster brings sudden death,
he laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24The earth has been given to the power of the wicked;
he covers the faces of its judges —
if it isn’t he, then who is it?
25My days pass on more swiftly than a runner;
they flee without seeing anything good.
26They skim by like skiffs built of reeds,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27“If I say, ‘I’ll forget my complaining,
I’ll put off my sad face and be cheerful,’
28then I’m still afraid of all my pain,
and I know you will not hold me innocent.
29I will be condemned,
so why waste my efforts?
30Even if I washed myself in melted snow
and cleansed my hands with lye,
31you would plunge me into the muddy pit,
till my own clothes would detest me.
32“For he is not merely human like me;
there is no answer that I could give him
if we were to come together in court.
33There is no arbitrator between us
who could lay his hand on us both.
34If he would remove his rod from me
and not let his terrors frighten me,
35then I would speak without fear of him;
for when I’m alone, I’m not afraid.
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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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