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Job: There Is No Mediator
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man
Then Job answered,
Then Job answered,
“Truly I know it is so,
But how can a man be righteous before God?
But how can a man be righteous 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?
“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.
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?
“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?
Who has defied Him without harm?
He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
When He 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 out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
He seals off the stars;
Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
And sets a seal upon 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 makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
And the chambers of the south;
He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
Yes, wonders without number.
Who does great things, unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.
And wondrous works without number.
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;
“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.
“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 will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
And choose my words to reason with Him?
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?
And choose my words before Him?
For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
“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.
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.
“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.
For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
But fills me with bitterness.
“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 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 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?
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 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.
“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
I despise my 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 one thing;
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys 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.’
If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
“If the scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
He mocks the despair 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, who else could it be?
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
“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?
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
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 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 put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
I will put off my sad face and wear a 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 am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You will not hold me innocent.
I know that 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.
If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
Why then do I labor in vain?
“I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
Why then should I toil in vain?
“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
And my own clothes would abhor me.
“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.
“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.
Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
Who may lay his hand on us both.
“There is no umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
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.
“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
And let not dread of Him terrify me.