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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 Wants to Argue His Case with God
“Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes
and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.
“Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes
and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.
“What you know I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
I know as much as you do.
You are no better than I am.
You are no better than I am.
“But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.
And I desire to argue with God.
As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.
I want to argue my case with God himself.
I want to argue my case with God himself.
“But you smear with lies;
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
And that it would become your wisdom!
If only you could be silent!
That’s the wisest thing you could do.
That’s the wisest thing you could do.
“Please hear my argument
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Listen to my charge;
pay attention to my arguments.
pay attention to my arguments.
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
“Are you defending God with lies?
Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake?
Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake?
“Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
Will you slant your testimony in his favor?
Will you argue God’s case for him?
Will you argue God’s case for 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?
What will happen when he finds out what you are doing?
Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?
Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?
“He will surely reprove you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly show partiality.
No, you will be in trouble with him
if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.
if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor.
“Will not His majesty terrify you,
And the dread of Him fall on you?
And the dread of Him fall on you?
Doesn’t his majesty terrify you?
Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?
Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?
“Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes.
Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot.
Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot.
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.
“Be silent now and leave me alone.
Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.
Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.
“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,
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.
“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.
But this is what will save me — I am not godless.
If I were, I could not stand before him.
If I were, I could not stand before him.
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
And let my declaration fill your ears.
“Listen closely to what I am about to say.
Hear me out.
Hear me out.
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
I know that I will be vindicated.
I have prepared my case;
I will be proved innocent.
I will be proved innocent.
“Who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
For then I would be silent and die.
Who can argue with me over this?
And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die.
Job Asks How He Has Sinned
And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die.
Job Asks How He Has Sinned
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Then I will not hide from Your face:
“O God, grant me these two things,
and then I will be able to face you.
and then I will be able to face you.
Remove Your hand from me,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
Remove your heavy hand from me,
and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence.
and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence.
“Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
Now summon me, and I will answer!
Or let me speak to you, and you reply.
Or let me speak to you, and you reply.
“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.
Tell me, what have I done wrong?
Show me my rebellion and my sin.
Show me my rebellion and my sin.
“Why do You hide Your face
And consider me Your enemy?
And consider me Your enemy?
Why do you turn away from me?
Why do you treat me as your enemy?
Why do you treat 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?
Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind?
Would you chase dry straw?
Would you chase dry straw?
“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.
“You write bitter accusations against me
and bring up all the sins of my youth.
and bring up all the sins 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,
You put my feet in stocks.
You examine all my paths.
You trace all my footprints.
You examine all my paths.
You trace all my footprints.