Job 23:1-9 ▼

1 Then Job responded,

2 “Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

3 “Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!

4 “I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.

5 “I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would tell me.

6 “Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.

7 “There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.

8 “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

9 When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.