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| 23:1 |
Then Job answered:
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| 23:2 |
"Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
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| 23:3 |
Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his dwelling!
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| 23:4 |
I would lay my case before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
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| 23:5 |
I would learn what he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
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| 23:6 |
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me.
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| 23:7 |
There an upright person could reason with him, and I should be acquitted forever by my judge.
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| 23:8 |
"If I go forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him;
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| 23:9 |
on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.
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| 23:10 |
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.
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| 23:11 |
My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
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| 23:12 |
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth.
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| 23:13 |
But he stands alone and who can dissuade him? What he desires, that he does.
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| 23:14 |
For he will complete what he appoints for me; and many such things are in his mind.
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| 23:15 |
Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.
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| 23:16 |
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
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| 23:17 |
If only I could vanish in darkness, and thick darkness would cover my face!
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