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Job 9

¹Then Job answered and said,

²I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

³If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

⁴He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

⁵Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

⁶Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

⁷Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

⁸Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

⁹Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

¹⁰Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

¹¹Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

¹²Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

¹³If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

¹⁴How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

¹⁵Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

¹⁶If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

¹⁸He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

¹⁹If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

²⁰If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

²¹Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

²²This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

²³If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

²⁴The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

²⁵Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

²⁶They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

²⁷If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

²⁸I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

²⁹If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

³⁰If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

³¹Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

³²For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

³³Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

³⁴Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

³⁵Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

Job 9

¹Then Job answered and said,

²Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

³If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

⁴He iswise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

⁵Himthat removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

⁶That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

⁷That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

⁸That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

⁹That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

¹⁰That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

¹¹Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

¹²Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

¹³God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

¹⁴How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

¹⁵Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

¹⁶If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.

¹⁸He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

¹⁹Ifwe speakof strength, lo, he ismighty! And if of justice, Who, saith he, will summon me?

²⁰Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

²¹I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

²²It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

²³If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.

²⁴The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: Ifit benothe, who then is it?

²⁵Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good.

²⁶They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

²⁷If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;

²⁸I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

²⁹I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?

³⁰If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;

³¹Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

³²For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.

³³There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.

³⁴Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

³⁵Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.