Job 33

1 Therefore, hear my speeches, Job, and listen to all my words.

However, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.

2 Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat.

Behold now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.

3 My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment.

My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart, and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

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

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

5 If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face.

If thou can, answer thou me. Set thy words in order before me. Stand forth.

6 Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay.

Behold, I am toward God even as thou are. I also am formed out of the clay.

7 So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

8 For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying:

Surely thou have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

9 “I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me.

I am clean, without transgression. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.

10 Yet he has discovered blame in me, and so he has treated me like his enemy.

Thou say, Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.

11 He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways.”

He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.

12 Therefore, it is for this reason that you have not been justified. For I tell you that God is greater than man.

Behold, I will answer thee. In this thou are not just, for God is greater than man.

13 Do you contend against him because he has not responded to all of your words?

Why do thou strive against him because he does not give account of any of his matters?

14 God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time.

For God speaks once, yea twice, though man does not regard it.

15 Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds,

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed.

16 then, he opens the ears of men, and, educating them, he teaches discipline,

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction

17 so that he may divert a man from the things that he is doing, and may free him from pride,

that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

18 rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

19 Likewise, he rebukes by sorrow in bed, and he causes all of his bones to become weak.

He also is chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones,

20 Bread becomes abominable to him in his life, and, to his soul, the meat which before he desired.

so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.

21 His body will waste away, and his bones, which had been covered, will be revealed.

His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seen. And his bones that were not seen stick out.

22 His soul has approached corruption, and his life has drawn near to what is deadly.

Yea, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

23 If there were an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare the fairness of the man,

If there be with him an agent, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,

24 he will have mercy on him, and he will say, “Free him, so that he will not descend to destruction. I have found a reason to be favorable to him.

then God is gracious to him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.

25 His body is consumed by suffering. Let him return to the days of his youth.”

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He returns to the days of his youth.

26 He will beg pardon from God, and he will be soothing to him; and he will look upon his face in jubilation, and he will restore his justice to man.

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

27 He will consider mankind, and he will say: “I have sinned and truly I have offended, yet I was not treated as I deserved.”

He sings before men, and says, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.

28 He has freed his soul from continuing into destruction, so that, in living, it may see the light.

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.

29 Behold, all these things God works three times within each one,

Lo, all these things God works twice, yea thrice, with a man,

30 so that he may revive their souls from corruption and enlighten them with the light of life.

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 Pay attention Job, and listen to me; and remain silent, while I speak.

Mark well, O Job, hearken to me. Keep silent, and I will speak.

32 Yet, if you have anything to say, answer me and speak, for I want you to be treated justly.

If thou have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 But if you do not have anything to say, then listen to me. Be quiet and I will teach you wisdom.

If not, hearken thou to me. Keep silent, and I will teach thee.