| | 1 | Then Job answered and said: | |
| | 2 | "Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. | |
| | 3 | Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! | |
| | 4 | I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments. | |
| | 5 | I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. | |
| | 6 | Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me. | |
| | 7 | There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | |
| | 8 | "Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; | |
| | 9 | When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. | |
| | 10 | But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. | |
| | 11 | My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | |
| | 12 | I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. | |
| | 13 | "But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. | |
| | 14 | For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him. | |
| | 15 | Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. | |
| | 16 | For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me; | |
| | 17 | Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face. | |
