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Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man
Then Job answered,
Then Job answered,
Job: No Arbiter Between God and Man
And Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
“In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a man be in the right before God?
But how can a man be in the right before God?
Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?
“If one wished to dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?
Who has defied Him without harm?
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
“It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,
When He overturns them in His anger;
When He overturns them in His anger;
Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
Who shaketh the earth out of its place, and the pillars thereof tremble;
Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
And sets a seal upon the stars;
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
And the chambers of the south;
Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
Who does great things, unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.
And wondrous works without number.
Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.
“Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him;
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.
“Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him?
Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
“God will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
+God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?
And choose my words before Him?
How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?
“For though I were right, I could not answer;
I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
“If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, --
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
“He will not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with bitterness.
But saturates me with bitterness.
He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
“If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
“Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
“I am guiltless;
I do not take notice of myself;
I despise my life.
I do not take notice of myself;
I despise my life.
Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
“If the scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
They flee away, they see no good.
And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
“They slip by like reed boats,
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
“Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
I am afraid of all my pains,
I know that You will not acquit me.
I know that You will not acquit me.
I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
“I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
Why then should I toil in vain?
Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?
“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
And cleanse my hands with lye,
If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
And my own clothes would abhor me.
Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
“For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court together.
That we may go to court together.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.
“There is no umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,