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1 |Please, Job, listen to my words and consider everything I say. “But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
2 I've opened my mouth. The words are on the tip of my tongue. Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words are straight from the heart, and I sincerely speak the knowledge that is on my lips. My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
4 |God's Spirit has made me. The breath of the Almighty gives me life. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 Answer me if you can. Present your case to me, and take your stand. Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.
6 Indeed, I stand in front of God as you do. I, too, was formed from a piece of clay. Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay. I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.
7 You certainly don't need to be terrified of me. I won't put too much pressure on you. Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
8 |But you spoke directly to me, and I listened to your words. “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words. “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—
9 [You said,] 'I'm pure-without any rebellious acts [against God]. I'm clean; I have no sin. You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
10 God is only looking for an excuse to attack me. He considers me his enemy. Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11 He puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.' he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’ He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
12 You aren't right about this! I've got an answer for you: God is greater than any mortal. “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
13 Why do you quarrel with him since he doesn't answer any questions? Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man’s words’? Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
14 |God speaks in one way, even in two ways without people noticing it: For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.
15 In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
16 he opens people's ears and terrifies them with warnings. then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 [He warns them] to turn away from doing [wrong] and to stop being arrogant. that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,
18 He keeps their souls from the pit and their lives from crossing the River [of Death]. he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
19 In pain on their sickbeds, they are disciplined with endless aching in their bones “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed and with continual strife in his bones, “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,
20 so that their whole being hates food and they lose their appetite for a delicious meal. so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
21 Their flesh becomes so thin that it can't be seen. Their bones, not seen before, will be exposed. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22 Their souls approach the pit. Their lives come close to those already dead. His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
23 |If they have a messenger for them, a spokesman, one in a thousand, to tell people what is right for them, If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him, Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,
24 then he will have pity on them and say, 'Free them from going into the pit. I have found a ransom.' and he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom; and 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—
25 Then their flesh will become softer than a child's. They will go back to the days of their youth. let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’; let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—
26 They will pray to God, who will be pleased with them. They will see God's face and shout for joy as he restores their righteousness. then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness. then 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.
27 Each one sings in front of other people and says, 'I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good. He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me. And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
28 The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see the light.' He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.’ God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
29 Truly, God does all this two or three times with people “Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—
30 to turn their souls away from the pit and to enlighten them with the light of life. to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life. to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
31 |Pay attention, Job! Listen to me! Keep quiet, and let me speak. Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 If you have a response, answer me. Speak, because I'd be happy if you were right. If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
33 If not, you listen to me. Keep quiet, and I'll teach you wisdom.| If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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