Job 13 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand. “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 I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am. 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 As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty. I want to argue my case with God himself. 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 As for you, you smear me with lies. As physicians, you are worthless quacks. 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 If only you could be silent! That’s the wisest thing you could do. 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 Listen to my charge; pay attention to my arguments. Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips. Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.
7 “Are you defending God with lies? Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake? 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 slant your testimony in his favor? Will you argue God’s case for him? 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 What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? Can you fool him as easily as you fool people? 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 No, you will be in trouble with him if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor. He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.
11 Doesn’t his majesty terrify you? Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm 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 platitudes are as valuable as ashes. Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot. 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 now and leave me alone. Let me speak, and I will face the consequences. “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 put myself in mortal danger and take my life in my own hands? 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 God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him. 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 But this is what will save me—I am not godless. If I were, I could not stand 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 closely to what I am about to say. Hear me out. 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 I have prepared my case; I will be proved innocent. 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 can argue with me over this? And if you prove me wrong, I will remain 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 “O God, grant me these two things, and then I will be able to face you. 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 Remove your heavy hand from me, and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence. 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 Now summon me, and I will answer! Or let me speak to you, and you reply. 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 Tell me, what have I done wrong? Show me my rebellion 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 turn away from me? Why do you treat me as 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 Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind? Would you chase dry straw? Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff? Will you torment a windblown leaf? Will you chase after dry chaff?
26 “You write bitter accusations against me and bring up all the sins 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 put my feet in stocks. You examine all my paths. You trace all my footprints. 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 I waste away like rotting wood, like a moth-eaten coat. 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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