Job 13 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 [Job continued:] “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. “My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.
2 “What you know I also know; I am not inferior to you. What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
3 “But I wish to speak to the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God. But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God. But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God.
4 “But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully]; You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer. As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all. You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you!
5 “Oh, that you would be completely silent, And that silence would be your wisdom! Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
6 “Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips. Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips. Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.
7 “Will you speak what is unjust for God, And speak what is deceitful for Him? Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him? Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?
8 “Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]? Will you contend and plead for God? Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God? Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?
9 “Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?
10 “He will surely reprimand you If you secretly show partiality. He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.
11 “Will not His majesty terrify you, And will not the dread of Him fall upon you? Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you? Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
12 “Your memorable sayings are [worthless, merely] proverbs of ashes; Your defenses are defenses of [crumbling] clay. Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Be silent before me so that I may speak; And let happen to me what may. “Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. “Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may.
14 “Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]? Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand? Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?
15 “Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face. Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face. Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
16 “This also will be my salvation, For a godless man may not come before Him. This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him. Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him!
17 “Listen diligently to my speech, And let my declaration fill your ears. Keep listening to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears. Listen carefully to what I say; let my words ring in your ears.
18 “Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated. Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be in the right. Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated.
19 “Who will argue and contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Who is there who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Can anyone bring charges against me? If so, I will be silent and die.
20 “Only [O Lord,] do not do two things to me, And then I will not hide myself from Your face: Only grant me two things, then I will not hide myself from your face: “Only grant me these two things, God, and then I will not hide from you:
21 Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering, And let not the dread of You terrify me. withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me. Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.
22 “Then [Lord,] call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and then reply to me. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you reply to me. Then summon me and I will answer, or let me speak, and you reply to me.
23 “How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin. How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin. How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.
24 “Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] And consider me Your enemy? Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy? Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?
25 “Will You cause a windblown leaf to tremble? Will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble? Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff? Will you torment a windblown leaf? Will you chase after dry chaff?
26 “For You write bitter things against me [in Your indictment] And make me inherit and suffer for the iniquities of my youth. For you write bitter things against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. For you write down bitter things against me and make me reap the sins of my youth.
27 “You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment] And [critically] observe all my paths; You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep], You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet. You fasten my feet in shackles; you keep close watch on all my paths by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
28 While I waste away like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten. Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. “So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.
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