Job 33:1-16 ▼

1 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.

2 I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate.

3 My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

6 I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

7 Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.

8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:

9 “I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.

10 But he finds reasons to oppose me; he regards me as his enemy.

11 He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths.”

12 But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.

13 Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks?

14 For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.

15 In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,

16 he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings,