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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 9:1 | Then Job answered and said, | And Job answereth and saith: -- |
| 9:2 | I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just |
Truly I have known that `it is' so, And what -- is man righteous with God? |
| 9:3 | If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. | If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand. |
| 9:4 | He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? | Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace? |
| 9:5 | Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. | Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger. |
| 9:6 | Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. | Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves. |
| 9:7 | Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. | Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up. |
| 9:8 | Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the |
Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea, |
| 9:9 | Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. | Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south. |
| 9:10 | Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. | Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering. |
| 9:11 | Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. | Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it. |
| 9:12 | Behold, he taketh away, |
Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?' |
| 9:13 | If God will not withdraw his anger, |
God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers. |
| 9:14 | How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? | How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him? |
| 9:15 | Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. | Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication. |
| 9:16 | If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. | Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear `to' my voice. |
| 9:17 | For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. | Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought. |
| 9:18 | He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. | He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things. |
| 9:19 | If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? | If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me? |
| 9:20 | If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. | If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse. |
| 9:21 | Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. | Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life. |
| 9:22 | This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. | It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.' |
| 9:23 | If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. | If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth. |
| 9:24 | The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? | Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who `is' he? |
| 9:25 | Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. | My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good, |
| 9:26 | They are passed away as the |
They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. |
| 9:27 | If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: | Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!' |
| 9:28 | I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. | I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me. |
| 9:29 | If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? | I -- I am become wicked; why `is' this? `In' vain I labour. |
| 9:30 | If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; | If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands, |
| 9:31 | Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall |
Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me. |
| 9:32 | For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. | But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment. |
| 9:33 | Neither is there |
If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both. |
| 9:34 | Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: | He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid, |
| 9:35 | Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me. | I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself. |