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Job Continues: Still I Will Hope in God
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
my ear has heard and understood it.
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
my ear has heard and understood it.
Job Defends Himself
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
But I would speak to the Almighty,
and I desire to argue my case with God.
and I desire to argue my case with God.
But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
And I desire to reason with God.
As for you, you whitewash with lies;
worthless physicians are you all.
worthless physicians are you all.
But you forgers of lies,
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
Oh that you would keep silent,
and it would be your wisdom!
and it would be your wisdom!
Oh, that you would be silent,
And it would be your wisdom!
And it would be your wisdom!
Hear now my argument
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
Will you speak falsely for God
and speak deceitfully for him?
and speak deceitfully for him?
Will you show partiality toward him?
Will you plead the case for God?
Will you plead the case for God?
Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
Will it be well with you when he searches you out?
Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
Will it be well when He searches you out?
Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?
Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?
He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.
if in secret you show partiality.
He will surely rebuke you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly show partiality.
Will not his majesty terrify you,
and the dread of him fall upon you?
and the dread of him fall upon you?
Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
“Let me have silence, and I will speak,
and let come on me what may.
and let come on me what may.
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
and put my life in my hand?
and put my life in my hand?
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth,
And put my life in my hands?
And put my life in my hands?
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
This will be my salvation,
that the godless shall not come before him.
that the godless shall not come before him.
He also shall be my salvation,
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
Keep listening to my words,
and let my declaration be in your ears.
and let my declaration be in your ears.
Listen carefully to my speech,
And to my declaration with your ears.
And to my declaration with your ears.
Behold, I have prepared my case;
I know that I shall be in the right.
I know that I shall be in the right.
See now, I have prepared my case,
I know that I shall be vindicated.
I know that I shall be vindicated.
Who is there who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
For then I would be silent and die.
Who is he who will contend with me?
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.
Only grant me two things,
then I will not hide myself from your face:
then I will not hide myself from your face:
Job’s Despondent Prayer
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:
withdraw your hand far from me,
and let not dread of you terrify me.
and let not dread of you terrify me.
Withdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
Then call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you reply to me.
or let me speak, and you reply to me.
Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
How many are my iniquities and my sins?
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
Why do you hide your face
and count me as your enemy?
and count me as your enemy?
Why do You hide Your face,
And regard me as Your enemy?
And regard me as Your enemy?
Will you frighten a driven leaf
and pursue dry chaff?
and pursue dry chaff?
Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
For you write bitter things against me
and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
For You write bitter things against me,
And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.