Job 23 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Job answereth and saith: -- Then Job answered and said: Then Job replied:
2 Also -- to-day is my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing. “Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. “Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
3 O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat, Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
4 I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill with arguments. I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me. I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me.
6 In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth it in me. Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me.
7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge. There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
8 Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not. “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; “But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 To the left in His working -- and I see not, He is covered on the right, and I behold not. on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
10 For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me -- as gold I go forth. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside, My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
12 The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth. I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
13 And He is in one mind, And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth it. But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.
14 For He doth complete my portion, And many such things are with Him. For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store.
15 Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him. Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
16 And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me. God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
17 For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness. yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, nor because thick darkness covers my face. Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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