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