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1"But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

1"Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word!

2I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

2Look! I've begun to speak, and I'm fashioning my words.

3My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

3I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

4The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

4"The spirit of God fashioned me; and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.

5Answer me, if you can! Present your case! Take your stand in my presence!

6I am the same as you in God's sight; I too am a piece of clay.

6Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are— I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.

7No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

7Don't be afraid of me; I'll go easy on you."

8"But you have said in my hearing-- I heard the very words--

8"You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said:

9I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.

9I'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of me.

10Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.

10Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

11He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.'

11He has bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'"

12"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.

12"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings.

13Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one's words?

13Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!

14For God does speak--now one way, now another-- though no one perceives it.

14"God speaks time and time again — but nobody notices—

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

15in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on their beds.

16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

16That's when he opens the ear of mankind, authenticating his messages to them,

17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

17turning a person from his actions, keeping him from pride,

18to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

18sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

19"Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,

19"He is being reproved by painful bed rest, with continual aching in his bones.

20so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.

20He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food.

21Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

21His flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible.

22They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

22His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner."

23Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,

23"If there's a messenger appointed to mediate for Job —one out of a thousand— to represent the man's integrity on his behalf,

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--

24to show favor to him and to plead, 'Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit — I know where his ransom is!'

25let their flesh be renewed like a child's; let them be restored as in the days of their youth'--

25Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength of his youth.

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.

26Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

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.

27"He'll sing to mankind with these words: 'I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.

28God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.'

28He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.'

29"God does all these things to a person-- twice, even three times--

29Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person

30to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.

30to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him with the light of life."

31"Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

31"Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me speak.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you.

33But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

33But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me."

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