Job 9
9
1And Job answereth and saith: —
2Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what — is man righteous with God?
3If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
4Wise in heart and strong in power — Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
5Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
6Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
7Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
8Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
9Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
10Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
11Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
12Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, ‘What dost Thou?’
13God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
14How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
15Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
16Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.
17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
18He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
19If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?
20If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.
21Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.
22It is the same thing, therefore I said, ‘The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.’
23If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
24Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who [is] he?
25My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
27Though I say, ‘I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!’
28I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
29I — I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.
30If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
31Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
32But if a man like myself — I answer him, We come together into judgment.
33If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
34He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
35I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
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Job 9
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Job: There Is No Mediator
1Then Job answered and said:
2“Truly I know it is so,
But how can a #(Job 4:17; 15:14–16; Ps. 143:2; Rom. 3:20)man be #(Hab. 2:4; Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38)righteous before God?
3If one wished to contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4#Job 36:5God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6He #Is. 2:19, 21; Hag. 2:6; Heb. 12:26shakes the earth out of its place,
And its #Job 26:11pillars tremble;
7He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8#Gen. 1:6; Job 37:18; Ps. 104:2, 3; Is. 40:22He alone spreads out the heavens,
And treads on the waves of the sea;
9#Gen. 1:16; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10#Job 5:9He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11#(Job 23:8, 9; 35:14)If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12#(Is. 45:9; Dan. 4:35; Rom. 9:20)If He takes away, who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13God will not withdraw His anger,
#Job 26:12The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15#Job 10:15; 23:1–7For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds #Job 2:3without cause.
18He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
22It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, #(Eccl. 9:2, 3); Ezek. 21:3‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25“Now #Job 7:6, 7my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26They pass by like swift ships,
#Job 39:29; Hab. 1:8Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27#Job 7:13If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28#Ps. 119:120I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You #Ex. 20:7will not hold me innocent.
29If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30#(Jer. 2:22)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with soap,
31Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will abhor me.
32“For #Eccl. 6:10; (Is. 45:9; Jer. 49:19; Rom. 9:20)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33#(1 Sam. 2:25); Job 9:19; Is. 1:18Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34#Job 13:20, 21; Ps. 39:10Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
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