1 Then Job answered,
2 |In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
3 |If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand [times].
4 |Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
5 |[It is God] who removes the mountains, they know not [how], When He overturns them in His anger;
6 Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
7 Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
8 Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
9 Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
10 Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
11 |Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past [me], I would not perceive Him.
12 |Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
13 |God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
14 |How then can I answer Him, [And] choose my words before Him?
15 |For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
16 |If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 |For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 |He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
19 |If [it is a matter] of power, behold, [He is] the strong one! And if [it is a matter] of justice, who can summon Him?
20 |Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
21 |I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
