Job 33
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1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words. 1"But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
2I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate. 2I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know. 3My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 4The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand. 5Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.
6I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay. 6I am the same as you in God's sight; I too am a piece of clay.
7Fear of me should not terrify you; the pressure I exert against you will be light. 7No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: 8"But you have said in my hearing-- I heard the very words--
9"I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no guilt. 9I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
10But He finds reasons to oppose me; He regards me as His enemy. 10Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11He puts my feet in the stocks; He stands watch over all my paths." 11He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.'
12But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man. 12"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
13Why do you take Him to court for not answering anything a person asks? 13Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one's words?
14For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it. 14For God does speak--now one way, now another-- though no one perceives it.
15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber on their beds, 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
16He uncovers their ears at that time and terrifies them with warnings, 16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress his pride. 17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,
18God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death. 18to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, 19"Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,
20so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food. 20so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
21His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out. 21Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners. 22They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
23If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him 23Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,
24and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom," 24and he is gracious to that person and says to God, 'Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them--
25then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor. 25let their flesh be renewed like a child's; let them be restored as in the days of their youth'--
26He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That man will see His face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him. 26then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God's face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.
27He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. 27And they will go to others and say, 'I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light." 28God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.'
29God certainly does all these things two or three times to a man 29"God does all these things to a person-- twice, even three times--
30in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life. 30to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak. 31"Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you. 32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
33If not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom. 33But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."
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