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Job Reproves his Friends
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Job Says His Friends’ Proverbs Are Ashes
“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 ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
“What you know I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
“But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.
And I desire to argue with God.
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
“But you smear with lies;
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
And that it would become your wisdom!
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
“Please hear my argument
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
“Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
“Will it be well when He examines you?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
“He will surely reprove you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly show partiality.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
“Will not His majesty terrify you,
And the dread of Him fall on you?
And the dread of Him fall on you?
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
“Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
“Why should 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 in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
“Though He slay me,
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
“This also will be my salvation,
For a godless man may not come before His presence.
For a godless man may not come before His presence.
Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
And let my declaration fill your ears.
Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
I know that I will be vindicated.
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
“Who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
For then I would be silent and die.
Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
Remove Your hand from me,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
“Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
“How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
“Why do You hide Your face
And consider me Your enemy?
And consider me Your enemy?
Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
“Will You cause a driven leaf to tremble?
Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
“For You write bitter things against me
And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
“You put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You set a limit for the soles of my feet,
And watch all my paths;
You set a limit for the soles of my feet,