Job 9:1
And Job answereth and saith: --
Job 9:2
Truly I have known that it is so, And what--is man righteous with God?
Job 9:3
If he delight to strive with Him--He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
Job 9:4
Wise in heart and strong in power--Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
Job 9:5
Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
Job 9:6
Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
Job 9:7
Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
Job 9:8
Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
Job 9:9
Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
Job 9:10
Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
Job 9:11
Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
Job 9:12
Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'
Job 9:13
God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
Job 9:14
How much less do I--I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
Job 9:15
Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
Job 9:16
Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.
Job 9:17
Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
Job 9:18
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
Job 9:19
If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment--who doth convene me?
Job 9:20
If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! --it declareth me perverse.
Job 9:21
Perfect I am! --I know not my soul, I despise my life.
Job 9:22
It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
Job 9:23
If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
Job 9:24
Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not--where, who is he?
Job 9:25
My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
Job 9:26
They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
Job 9:27
Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
Job 9:28
I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
Job 9:29
I--I am become wicked; why is this? In vain I labour.
Job 9:30
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
Job 9:31
Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
Job 9:32
But if a man like myself--I answer him, We come together into judgment.
Job 9:33
If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
Job 9:34
He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
Job 9:35
I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.