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| 9:1 |
And Job answereth and saith: --
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| 9:2 |
Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what -- is man righteous with God?
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| 9:3 |
If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
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| 9:4 |
Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
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| 9:5 |
Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
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| 9:6 |
Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
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| 9:7 |
Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
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| 9:8 |
Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
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| 9:9 |
Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
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| 9:10 |
Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
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| 9:11 |
Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
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| 9:12 |
Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'
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| 9:13 |
God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
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| 9:14 |
How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
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| 9:15 |
Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
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| 9:16 |
Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.
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| 9:17 |
Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
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| 9:18 |
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
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| 9:19 |
If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?
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| 9:20 |
If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.
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| 9:21 |
Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.
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| 9:22 |
It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
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| 9:23 |
If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
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| 9:24 |
Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who [is] he?
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| 9:25 |
My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
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| 9:26 |
They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
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| 9:27 |
Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
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| 9:28 |
I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
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| 9:29 |
I -- I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.
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| 9:30 |
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
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| 9:31 |
Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
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| 9:32 |
But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.
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| 9:33 |
If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
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| 9:34 |
He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
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| 9:35 |
I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
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