| 23 | Job | ||
| 1 | Then Job answered: | Job. Jb.23.1-24.17 | |
| 2 | "Today also my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. | ||
| 3 | Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! | ||
| 4 | I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. | ||
| 5 | I would learn what he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. | ||
| 6 | Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would give heed to me. | ||
| 7 | There an upright man could reason with him, and I should be acquitted for ever by my judge. | ||
| 8 | "Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him; | ||
| 9 | on the left hand I seek him, but I cannot behold him; I turn to the right hand, but I cannot see him. | ||
| 10 | But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. | ||
| 11 | My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. | ||
| 12 | I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth. | ||
| 13 | But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? What he desires, that he does. | ||
| 14 | For he will complete what he appoints for me; and many such things are in his mind. | ||
| 15 | Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. | ||
| 16 | God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; | ||
| 17 | for I am hemmed in by darkness, and thick darkness covers my face. | ||
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