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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.
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 with God.
And I desire to argue with God.
But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
And I desire to reason with God.
“But you smear with lies;
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
But you forgers of lies,
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
And that it would become your wisdom!
Oh, that you would be silent,
And it would be your wisdom!
And it would be your wisdom!
“Please hear my argument
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
“Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
“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?
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 reprove you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly 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 on you?
And the dread of Him fall on you?
“Your memorable sayings 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.
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.
“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
And put my life in my hands?
And put my life in my hands?
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,
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.
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 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.
He also shall be my salvation,
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
And let my declaration fill your ears.
Listen carefully to my speech,
And to my declaration with your ears.
And to my declaration with your ears.
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
I know that I will be vindicated.
See now, I have prepared my case,
I know that I shall be vindicated.
I know that I shall be vindicated.
“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 two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Then I will not hide 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:
Remove Your hand from me,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
And let not the 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, then reply to me.
Or let me speak, then 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 sins?
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
Make known to me my rebellion 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 consider me Your enemy?
And consider me Your enemy?
Why do You hide Your face,
And regard me as Your enemy?
And regard me as Your enemy?
“Will You cause a driven leaf to tremble?
Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
Or will You pursue the 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 to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
And make me to 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.
“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,