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Job Reproves his Friends
Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Job Says His Friends’ Proverbs Are Ashes
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.
“What you know I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
I am not inferior to you.
But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God;
“But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.
And I desire to argue with God.
For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
“But you smear with lies;
You are all worthless physicians.
You are all worthless physicians.
Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
And that it would become your wisdom!
Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
“Please hear my argument
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
“Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
Will you contend for God?
Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?
“Will it be well when He examines you?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
“He will surely reprove you
If you secretly show partiality.
If you secretly show partiality.
Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?
“Will not His majesty terrify you,
And the dread of Him fall on you?
And the dread of Him fall on you?
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.
“Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
And put my life in my hands?
And put my life in my hands?
Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.
“Though He slay me,
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
“This also will be my salvation,
For a godless man may not come before His presence.
For a godless man may not come before His presence.
Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
And let my declaration fill your ears.
Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
I know that I will be vindicated.
Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.
“Who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
For then I would be silent and die.
Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Then I will not hide from Your face:
Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:
Remove Your hand from me,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.
“Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
“How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
“Why do You hide Your face
And consider me Your enemy?
And consider me Your enemy?
Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
“Will You cause a driven leaf to tremble?
Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
“For You write bitter things against me
And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet; --
“You put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You set a limit for the soles of my feet,
And watch all my paths;
You set a limit for the soles of my feet,