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“Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
“Truly I know it is so,
But how can a man be righteous before God?
But how can a man be righteous before God?
Though they wished to dispute with him,
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
His wisdom is profound, his power is vast.
Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
He moves mountains without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.
and overturns them in his anger.
He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
When He overturns them in His anger;
He shakes the earth from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.
and makes its pillars tremble.
He shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
And its pillars tremble;
He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he seals off the light of the stars.
he seals off the light of the stars.
He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
He seals off the stars;
He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.
and treads on the waves of the sea.
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.
miracles that cannot be counted.
He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
Yes, wonders without number.
When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
If he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
God does not restrain his anger;
even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
“How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?
“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
And choose my words to reason with Him?
Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
If I called 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.
He would crush me with a storm
and multiply my wounds for no reason.
and multiply my wounds for no reason.
For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.
but would overwhelm me with misery.
He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
But fills me with bitterness.
If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
“Although I am blameless,
I have no concern for myself;
I despise my own life.
I have no concern for myself;
I despise my own life.
“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
I despise my life.
It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
When a scourge brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,
he blindfolds its judges.
If it is not he, then who is it?
he blindfolds its judges.
If it is not he, then who is it?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
“My days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
They flee away, they see no good.
They skim past like boats of papyrus,
like eagles swooping down on their prey.
like eagles swooping down on their prey.
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will change my expression, and smile,’
I will change my expression, and smile,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
I still dread all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You will not hold me innocent.
I know that You will not hold me innocent.
Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?
why should I struggle in vain?
If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
Why then do I labor in vain?
Even if I washed myself with soap
and my hands with cleansing powder,
and my hands with cleansing powder,
you would plunge me into a slime pit
so that even my clothes would detest me.
so that even my clothes would detest me.
“He is not a mere mortal like me that I might answer him,
that we might confront each other in court.
that we might confront each other in court.
“For He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
If only there were someone to mediate between us,
someone to bring us together,
someone to bring us together,
Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
Who may lay his hand on us both.
someone to remove God’s rod from me,
so that his terror would frighten me no more.
so that his terror would frighten me no more.
Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.