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Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man
Then Job answered,
Then Job answered,
“Truly I know that it is so:
But how can a man be in the right before God?
But how can a man be in the right before God?
“In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a man be in the right before God?
But how can a man be in the right before God?
If one wished to contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
“If one wished to dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength
— who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? —
— who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? —
“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?
Who has defied Him without harm?
he who removes mountains, and they know it not,
when he overturns them in his anger,
when he overturns them in his anger,
“It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,
When He overturns them in His anger;
When He overturns them in His anger;
who shakes the earth out of its place,
and its pillars tremble;
and its pillars tremble;
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
who seals up the stars;
Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
And sets a seal upon the stars;
who alone stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
and trampled the waves of the sea;
Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
And the chambers of the south;
who does great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.
and marvelous things beyond number.
Who does great things, unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.
And wondrous works without number.
Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
“Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him;
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back?
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
“Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him?
Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
“God will not turn back his anger;
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
“God will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
How then can I answer him,
choosing my words with him?
choosing my words with him?
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?
And choose my words before Him?
“For though I were right, I could not answer;
I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
“If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
and multiplies my wounds without cause;
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
but fills me with bitterness.
“He will not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with bitterness.
But saturates me with bitterness.
“If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
“Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
I am blameless; I regard not myself;
I loathe my life.
I loathe my life.
“I am guiltless;
I do not take notice of myself;
I despise my life.
I do not take notice of myself;
I despise my life.
It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
“If the scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he covers the faces of its judges —
if it is not he, who then is it?
he covers the faces of its judges —
if it is not he, who then is it?
“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?
“My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
they flee away; they see no good.
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
They flee away, they see no good.
They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
“They slip by like reed boats,
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’
I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’
“Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
I become afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
I am afraid of all my pains,
I know that You will not acquit me.
I know that You will not acquit me.
I shall be condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
why then do I labor in vain?
“I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
Why then should I toil in vain?
If I wash myself with snow
and cleanse my hands with lye,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
And cleanse my hands with lye,
yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
and my own clothes will abhor me.
Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
And my own clothes would abhor me.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,
that we should come to trial together.
that we should come to trial together.
“For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court together.
That we may go to court together.
“There is no umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Let him take his rod away from me,
and let not dread of him terrify me.
and let not dread of him terrify me.
“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
And let not dread of Him terrify me.