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Job: No Arbiter Between God and Man
Then Job answered and said,
Then Job answered and said,
Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
“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?
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
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.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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? —
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
he who removes mountains, and they know it not,
when he overturns them in his anger,
when he overturns them in his anger,
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
who shakes the earth out of its place,
and its pillars tremble;
and its pillars tremble;
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
who seals up the stars;
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
who alone stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
and trampled the waves of the sea;
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
who does great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.
and marvelous things beyond number.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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.
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
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?’
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
“God will not turn back his anger;
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
How then can I answer him,
choosing my words with him?
choosing my words with him?
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
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.
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
but fills me with bitterness.
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
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.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
I am blameless; I regard not myself;
I loathe my life.
I loathe my life.
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
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?
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?
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
“My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
they flee away; they see no good.
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
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,’
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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.
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
If I wash myself with snow
and cleanse my hands with lye,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
and my own clothes will abhor me.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
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.
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Let him take his rod away from me,
and let not dread of him terrify me.
and let not dread of him terrify me.