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| 9:1 |
Then Job answered,
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| 9:2 |
"In truth I know that this is so, But how can a man be in the right before God?
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| 9:3 |
"If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand [times].
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| 9:4 |
"Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
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| 9:5 |
"[It is God] who removes the mountains, they know not [how], When He overturns them in His anger;
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| 9:6 |
Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
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| 9:7 |
Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
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| 9:8 |
Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea;
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| 9:9 |
Who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
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| 9:10 |
Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
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| 9:11 |
"Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past [me], I would not perceive Him.
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| 9:12 |
"Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What art Thou doing?'
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| 9:13 |
"God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
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| 9:14 |
"How then can I answer Him, [And] choose my words before Him?
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| 9:15 |
"For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
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| 9:16 |
"If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
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| 9:17 |
"For He bruises me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.
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| 9:18 |
"He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
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| 9:19 |
"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?
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| 9:20 |
"Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
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| 9:21 |
"I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
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| 9:22 |
"It is [all] one; therefore I say, 'He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'
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| 9:23 |
"If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
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| 9:24 |
"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?
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| 9:25 |
"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
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| 9:26 |
"They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
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| 9:27 |
"Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance and be cheerful,'
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| 9:28 |
I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not acquit me.
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| 9:29 |
"I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?
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| 9:30 |
"If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
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| 9:31 |
Yet Thou wouldst plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.
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| 9:32 |
"For [He is] not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.
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| 9:33 |
"There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
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| 9:34 |
"Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
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| 9:35 |
"[Then] I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.
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