Job 33:1-21 ▼

1 Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.

2 Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

3 My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, & my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.

4 The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.

5 If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.

6 Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.

7 Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.

8 Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.

9 I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.

10 Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.

11 He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.

12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.

13 Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.

14 For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.

15 In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,

16 Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,

17 That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,

18 And keepe backe his soule from the pit, & that his life should not passe by the sword.

19 He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,

20 So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.

21 His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.