Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Job answered
and said,
And
Job answereth
and saith:
--
I know
it is so of
a
truth:
but
how
should
man be
just
with God?
Truly
I have
known
that
`
it is '
so ,
And
what
--
is
man righteous
with God?
If he will
contend
with him ,
he cannot
answer him one of a thousand.
If he delight
to
strive
with Him --
He doth
not
answer him one of a thousand.
He
is
wise in heart ,
and mighty
in strength:
who hath hardened himself
against
him ,
and hath
prospered
?
Wise in heart and strong
in power
--
Who hath hardened toward
Him and is
at
peace
?
Which
removeth
the
mountains, and they know
not :
which
overturneth
them in his anger.
Who
is
removing
mountains, And they have
not known,
Who
hath
overturned
them in His anger.
Which
shaketh
the
earth out
of
her
place, and the
pillars thereof
tremble
.
Who
is
shaking
earth from
its
place, And its
pillars move
themselves
.
Which
commandeth
the sun, and it riseth not ;
and sealeth
up
the stars.
Who
is
speaking
to
the sun, and it riseth not ,
And the stars He
sealeth
up
.
Which
alone
spreadeth
out the heavens, and treadeth
upon
the waves
of the sea .
Stretching
out the heavens by
Himself
, And treading
on
the heights
of the sea ,
Which
maketh
Arcturus
, Orion
, and Pleiades
, and the chambers of the south.
Making
Osh
, Kesil
, and Kimah
, And the inner
chambers of the south.
Which
doeth
great things past
finding
out;
yea
, and wonders
without
number
.
Doing
great things till
there
is
no
searching
, And wonderful,
till
there
is
no
numbering
.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him
not :
he passeth on also
, but
I perceive
him
not.
Lo, He goeth over
by me, and I see not ,
And
He passeth on, and
I attend
not to
it
.
Behold
, he taketh
away, who can
hinder
him
? who will
say
unto him, What doest
thou?
Lo
, He snatches
away, who bringeth
it
back
? Who saith
unto Him, `
What dost
Thou? '
If
God will
not withdraw
his anger, the
proud
helpers
do
stoop
under him.
God doth
not turn
back
His anger, Under Him bowed
have
proud
helpers
.
How much less shall
I answer him ,
and
choose out my words to
reason
with him?
How much less do
I --
I
answer Him ?
Choose out my words with Him?
Whom, though I were righteous, yet
would
I not
answer, but
I would
make supplication to
my
judge
.
Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not
, For
my
judgment
I make supplication.
If
I had called ,
and he had
answered
me ;
yet
would
I not believe that he had
hearkened
unto
my voice.
Though
I had called and He answereth
me ,
I do
not believe that He giveth
ear
`to'
my voice.
For
he
breaketh
me
with a tempest, and multiplieth
my wounds without
cause
.
Because
with a tempest He
bruiseth
me
, And hath
multiplied
my wounds for
nought
.
He will
not
suffer
me to take
my breath
, but filleth me with bitterness
.
He permitteth
me not
to refresh
my spirit
, But filleth me with bitter
things
.
If I
speak
of strength
, lo, he
is
strong :
and if of judgment ,
who shall
set
me a
time
to
plead
?
If of power
, lo, the
Strong One;
And if of judgment --
who doth
convene
me?
If I justify
myself
, mine own
mouth shall
condemn
me :
if
I
say
, I am perfect,
it shall
also
prove
me perverse.
If I be
righteous
, Mine mouth doth
declare
me wicked
, Perfect
I am !
--
it declareth
me perverse.
Though
I
were
perfect ,
yet
would
I not
know my soul :
I would
despise my life.
Perfect I am!
--
I
know not
my soul ,
I despise my life.
This
is one
thing, therefore I said it
, He
destroyeth
the perfect and the wicked.
It
is the
same
thing, therefore I said, `
The perfect and the wicked He
is
consuming
. '
If the
scourge slay
suddenly, he
will
laugh
at the trial of the innocent.
If a
scourge doth
put
to
death
suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He
laugheth
.
The
earth is
given into the hand of the wicked :
he
covereth
the faces
of the
judges thereof;
if not ,
where, and
who is he?
Earth hath
been
given Into the hand of the wicked one.
The face
of its
judges he
covereth,
If not --
where, who `
is '
he?
Now
my days are
swifter than a post:
they flee
away
, they see
no
good .
My days have
been
swifter than a runner,
They have
fled
, they have
not
seen
good ,
They are
passed away
as
the
swift
ships :
as the
eagle that
hasteth
to
the
prey
.
They have
passed on
with
ships of
reed,
As an
eagle darteth
on
food
.
If
I say, I will
forget my complaint
, I will
leave
off
my heaviness
, and comfort
myself:
Though
I say, `
I forget my talking
, I forsake
my corner
, and I
brighten
up!'
I am
afraid of all my sorrows
, I know
that thou wilt
not hold
me innocent
.
I have
been
afraid of all my griefs
, I have
known
that Thou dost
not acquit
me.
If
I be
wicked ,
why then
labour
I
in vain ?
I --
I
am
become
wicked ;
why `is'
this?
`
In '
vain I
labour.
If I wash
myself with snow water, and make
my hands never
so
clean;
If I have
washed
myself with snow -
water, And purified
with
soap
my hands ,
Yet
shalt
thou plunge
me in
the
ditch
, and mine
own
clothes
shall
abhor
me.
Then
in
corruption
Thou dost
dip
me, And my
garments
have
abominated
me.
For
he
is
not
a man ,
as
I
am,
that
I should
answer him, and
we should
come together in
judgment.
But
if
a man like
myself
--
I answer him, We come together into
judgment.
Neither
is
there any
daysman
betwixt
us, that
might
lay
his hand upon
us both.
If
there were
between
us an
umpire
, He
doth
place
his hand on
us both.
Let
him
take
his
rod
away
from me, and let
not
his fear
terrify
me :
He
doth
turn
aside
from off
me his
rod
, And His terror
doth
not
make
me afraid,
Then
would
I speak, and not fear him ;
but it
is
not so
with me
.
I speak, and do
not fear Him ,
But I
am
not right
with myself
.
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