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Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
Job: No Arbiter Between God and Man
And Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
“Truly I know that it is so:
But how can a man be in the right before God?
But how can a man be in the right before God?
Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?
If one wished to contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength
— who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? —
— who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? —
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
he who removes mountains, and they know it not,
when he overturns them in his anger,
when he overturns them in his anger,
Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;
who shakes the earth out of its place,
and its pillars tremble;
and its pillars tremble;
Who shaketh the earth out of its place, and the pillars thereof tremble;
who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
who seals up the stars;
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
who alone stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
and trampled the waves of the sea;
Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
who does great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.
and marvelous things beyond number.
Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.
Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.
Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back?
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
“God will not turn back his anger;
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
+God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:
How then can I answer him,
choosing my words with him?
choosing my words with him?
How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?
Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, --
For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
but fills me with bitterness.
He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
I am blameless; I regard not myself;
I loathe my life.
I loathe my life.
Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he covers the faces of its judges —
if it is not he, who then is it?
he covers the faces of its judges —
if it is not he, who then is it?
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
“My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
they flee away; they see no good.
And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’
I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
I become afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
I shall be condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
why then do I labor in vain?
Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?
If I wash myself with snow
and cleanse my hands with lye,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
and my own clothes will abhor me.
Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,
that we should come to trial together.
that we should come to trial together.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.
There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
Let him take his rod away from me,
and let not dread of him terrify me.
and let not dread of him terrify me.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,