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“Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
“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?
Though they wished to dispute with him,
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
“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.
His wisdom is profound, his power is vast.
Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?
Who has defied Him without harm?
He moves mountains without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.
and overturns them in his anger.
“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;
He shakes the earth from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.
and makes its pillars tremble.
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he seals off the light of the stars.
he seals off the light of the stars.
Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
And sets a seal upon the stars;
He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.
and treads on the waves of the sea.
Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
And the chambers of the south;
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.
miracles that cannot be counted.
Who does great things, unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.
And wondrous works without number.
When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
“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.
If he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
“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?’
God does not restrain his anger;
even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
“God will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
“How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?
And choose my words before Him?
Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
“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.
Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
“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.
He would crush me with a storm
and multiply my wounds for no reason.
and multiply my wounds for no reason.
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.
but would overwhelm me with misery.
“He will not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with bitterness.
But saturates me with bitterness.
“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?
Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
“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.
“Although I am blameless,
I have no concern for myself;
I despise my own life.
I have no concern for myself;
I despise my own life.
“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.
It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
When a scourge brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
“If the scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,
he blindfolds its judges.
If it is not he, then who is it?
he blindfolds its judges.
If it is not he, then who is it?
“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?
“My days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
They flee away, they see no good.
They skim past like boats of papyrus,
like eagles swooping down on their prey.
like eagles swooping down on their prey.
“They slip by like reed boats,
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will change my expression, and smile,’
I will change my expression, and smile,’
“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,’
I still dread all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
I am afraid of all my pains,
I know that You will not acquit me.
I know that You will not acquit me.
Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?
why should I struggle in vain?
“I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
Why then should I toil in vain?
Even if I washed myself with soap
and my hands with cleansing powder,
and my hands with cleansing powder,
“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
And cleanse my hands with lye,
you would plunge me into a slime pit
so that even my clothes would detest me.
so that even my clothes would detest me.
Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
And my own clothes would abhor me.
“He is not a mere mortal like me that I might answer him,
that we might confront each other in court.
that we might confront each other in court.
“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.
If only there were someone to mediate between us,
someone to bring us together,
someone to bring us together,
“There is no umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
someone to remove God’s rod from me,
so that his terror would frighten me no more.
so that his terror would frighten me no more.
“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
And let not dread of Him terrify me.