Iyov (Job) 33
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1“So, Iyov, please, hear my speech;
listen to all my words.
2Look, I am opening my mouth;
the words are on the tip of my tongue.
3I will say exactly what is on my mind;
what my lips know, they will speak sincerely.
4It is the Spirit of God that made me,
the breath of Shaddai that gives me life.
5So refute me, if you can;
organize your words, take your stand!
6Look, before God I’m the same as you;
I too am fashioned from clay.
7You don’t need to be afraid of me;
my pressure on you will not be heavy.
8“You spoke within my hearing,
and I heard what you said —
9‘I am clean, without transgression;
I am innocent, not guilty.
10Yet [God] finds pretexts for accusing me;
he regards me as his enemy.
11He puts my feet in the stocks
and watches wherever I go.’
12“But in this, you are wrong; I will answer you:
God is greater than any mortal.
13Why do you strive against him?
He will not defend his words —
14God speaks once, even twice,
and still the hearer misses the point.
15“In a dream, in a vision at night,
when slumber falls upon people,
as they sleep in their beds,
16he opens people’s ears
and seals the matter with a warning,
17to turn a person away from his action
and protect a man from pride,
18so that he will keep himself away from the pit
and from perishing by the sword.
19“He is also warned by pain when in bed,
when all his bones are hurting;
20so that he detests bread
as well as richer food.
21His flesh wastes away, till one can’t stand to look;
his bones protrude and become unsightly.
22His soul comes close to the pit
and his life to those who bring death.
23“If there is for him an angel,
a mediator, one among a thousand,
who can vouch for the man’s uprightness;
24then [God] is gracious to him and says,
‘Redeem him from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom.’
25His flesh becomes fresher than that of a child,
he returns to the days of his youth.
26He prays to God and is accepted by him,
so that he sees [God’s] face with joy,
and [God] repays the man for his righteousness.
27He declares before everyone, ‘I sinned;
I perverted what was right,
and it gained me nothing.
28[God] redeemed me from going into the pit,
and now my life sees light.’
29God will accomplish all these things
twice, even three times, with a man,
30to bring him back from the pit,
so that he can enjoy the light of the living.
31“Pay attention, Iyov, listen to me;
keep quiet, and I will keep speaking.
32If you have something to say, answer me;
speak, because I want to show that you are right.
33If not, then listen to me;
keep quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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