Job 9
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
Then Iob answered, and sayd,
2 Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what — is man righteous with God?
I knowe verily that it is so: for howe should man compared vnto God, be iustified?
3 If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
If I would dispute with him, hee could not answere him one thing of a thousand.
4 Wise in heart and strong in power — Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath bene fierce against him and hath prospered?
5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
He remoueth the mountaines, and they feele not when he ouerthroweth them in his wrath.
6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
Hee remooueth the earth out of her place, that the pillars thereof doe shake.
7 Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
He commandeth the sunne, and it riseth not: hee closeth vp the starres, as vnder a signet.
8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
Hee himselfe alone spreadeth out the heauens, and walketh vpon the height of the sea.
9 Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
He maketh the starres Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the climates of the South.
10 Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
He doeth great things, and vnsearcheable: yea, marueilous things without nomber.
11 Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
Lo, when he goeth by me, I see him not: and when he passeth by, I perceiue him not.
12 Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, 'What dost Thou?'
Behold, when he taketh a pray, who can make him to restore it? who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?
13 God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
God will not withdrawe his anger, and the most mightie helpes doe stoupe vnder him.
14 How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
Howe much lesse shall I answere him? or howe should I finde out my words with him?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
For though I were iust, yet could I not answere, but I would make supplication to my Iudge.
16 Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.
If I cry, and he answere me, yet woulde I not beleeue, that he heard my voyce.
17 Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
For he destroyeth mee with a tempest, and woundeth me without cause.
18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
He wil not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitternesse.
19 If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?
If we speake of strength, behold, he is strog: if we speake of iudgement, who shall bring me in to pleade?
20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.
If I woulde iustifie my selfe, mine owne mouth shall condemne mee: if I would be perfite, he shall iudge me wicked.
21 Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.
Though I were perfite, yet I knowe not my soule: therefore abhorre I my life.
22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
This is one point: therefore I said, Hee destroyeth the perfite and the wicked.
23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
If the scourge should suddenly slay, should God laugh at the punishment of the innocent?
24 Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who [is] he?
The earth is giuen into the hand of ye wicked: he couereth the faces of the iudges therof: if not, where is he? or who is he?
25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
My dayes haue bene more swift then a post: they haue fled, and haue seene no good thing.
26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
They are passed as with the most swift ships, and as the eagle that flyeth to the pray.
27 Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
If I say, I wil forget my complaynt, I will cease from my wrath, and comfort mee,
28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
Then I am afrayd of all my sorowes, knowing that thou wilt not iudge me innocent.
29 I — I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.
If I be wicked, why labour I thus in vaine?
30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
If I wash my selfe with snowe water, and purge mine hands most cleane,
31 Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
Yet shalt thou plunge mee in the pit, and mine owne clothes shall make me filthie.
32 But if a man like myself — I answer him, We come together into judgment.
For he is not a man as I am, that I shoulde answere him, if we come together to iudgement.
33 If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
Neyther is there any vmpire that might lay his hand vpon vs both.
34 He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his feare astonish me:
35 I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
Then will I speake, and feare him not: but because I am not so, I holde me still.
