Job 33 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version

Job 33

¹Hear, therefore, my discourse, I pray thee, O Job! And attend unto all my words!

²Behold, I am opening my mouth; My tongue is now speaking in my palate.

³My words shall be in the uprightness of my heart; My lips shall utter knowledge purely.

⁴The spirit of God made me, And the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

⁵If thou art able, answer me; Set thyself in array against me; stand up!

⁶Behold, I, like thee, am a creature of God; I also was formed of clay.

⁷Behold, my terror cannot dismay thee, Nor can my greatness be heavy upon thee.

⁸Surely thou hast said in my hearing, I have heard the sound of thy words:

⁹"I am pure, and without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.

¹⁰Behold, He seeketh causes of hostility against me; He regardeth me as his enemy.

¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks; He watcheth all my paths."

¹²Behold, in this thou art not right; I will answer thee; For God is greater than man.

¹³Why dost thou contend with Him? For he giveth no account of any of his doings.

¹⁴For God speaketh once, Yea, twice, when man regardeth it not.

¹⁵In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumber upon the bed;

¹⁶Then openeth he the ears of men, And sealeth up for them admonition;

¹⁷That he may turn man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.

¹⁸Thus he saveth him from the pit, Yea, his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with a continual agitation of his bones,

²⁰So that his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;

²¹His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;

²²Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

²³But if there be with him a messenger, An interpreter, one of a thousand, Who may show unto man his duty,

²⁴Then will God be gracious to him, and say, "Save him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom."

²⁵His flesh shall became fresher than a child’s; He shall return to the days of his youth.

²⁶He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him, And permit him to see his face with joy, And restore unto man his righteousness.

²⁷He shall sing among men, and say, "I sinned; I acted perversely; Yet hath he not requited me for it:

²⁸He hath delivered me from going down to the pit, And my life beholdeth the light."

²⁹Lo! all these things doeth God Time after time with man,

³⁰That he may bring him back from the pit, That he may enjoy the light of the living.

³¹Mark well, O Job! hearken to me! Keep silence, and I will speak.

³²Yet if thou hast any thing to say, answer me! Speak! for I desire to pronounce thee innocent.

³³But if not, do thou listen to me! Keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom!

Job 33

¹Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

²Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

⁴The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

⁵If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

⁶Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

⁷Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

⁸Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

⁹I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

¹⁰Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

¹²Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

¹³Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

¹⁴For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

¹⁵In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

¹⁷That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

²⁰So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

²¹His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

²²Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

²³If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

²⁴Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

²⁵His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:

²⁶He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

²⁷He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

²⁸He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

²⁹Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

³⁰To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³²If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.