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Job: No Arbiter Between God and Man
Then Job answered and said,
Then Job answered and said,
Job: There Is No Mediator
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 it is so,
But how can a man be righteous before God?
But how can a man be righteous before God?
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
He removes the mountains, and they do not know
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.
He 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.
He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
He seals off the stars;
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
Yes, wonders without number.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
And choose my words to reason with Him?
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
I would beg mercy of 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 called 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 allow me to catch 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 it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
I despise my life.
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
He laughs at the plight 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 else could it be?
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
“Now 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.
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 wear a smile,’
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You will not hold me innocent.
I know that You will not hold me innocent.
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall 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 may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
Who may lay his hand on 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 do not let dread of Him terrify me.
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.