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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.
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.
I know as much as you do.
You are no better than I am.
You are no better than I am.
What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
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 I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
And I desire to reason with God.
As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
But you forgers of lies,
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
If only you could be silent!
That’s the wisest thing you could do.
That’s the wisest thing you could do.
Oh, that you would be silent,
And it would be your wisdom!
And it would be your wisdom!
Listen to my charge;
pay attention to my arguments.
pay attention to my arguments.
Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
“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 slant your testimony in his favor?
Will you argue God’s case for him?
Will you argue God’s case for him?
Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
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?
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?
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.
He will surely rebuke you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly show partiality.
Doesn’t his majesty terrify you?
Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?
Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?
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.
Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
“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 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, 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.
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.
He also shall be my salvation,
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
“Listen closely to what I am about to say.
Hear me out.
Hear me out.
Listen carefully to my speech,
And to my declaration with your ears.
And to my declaration with your ears.
I have prepared my case;
I will be proved innocent.
I will be proved innocent.
See now, I have prepared my case,
I know that I shall be vindicated.
I know that I shall be vindicated.
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
Who is he who will contend with me?
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.
“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.
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 heavy hand from me,
and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence.
and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence.
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.
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.
Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
Tell me, what have I done wrong?
Show me my rebellion and my sin.
Show 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 turn away from me?
Why do you treat me as your enemy?
Why do you treat me as your enemy?
Why do You hide Your face,
And regard me as Your enemy?
And regard me as Your enemy?
Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind?
Would you chase dry straw?
Would you chase dry straw?
Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
“You write bitter accusations against me
and bring up all the sins of my youth.
and bring up all the sins 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 stocks.
You examine all my paths.
You trace all my footprints.
You examine all my paths.
You trace all my footprints.