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| [1]WHEREFORE, hear my speech, O Job, and hearken to all my sayings. |
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| [2]Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaks in my mouth. |
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| [3]The words of my mouth are upright, and the utterances of my lips are pure. |
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| [4]The Spirit of God has stirred me up, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life. |
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| [5]If you can answer me, then prepare yourself and stand up before me. |
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| [6]For I am also like you before God; I also am formed out of clay. |
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| [7]Therefore my admonishings will not make you to tremble, neither will my rebuke be heavy upon you |
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| [8]Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying, |
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| [9]I am blameless without transgressions, I am righteous; and there is no iniquity in me, and I am far removed from wickedness. |
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| [10]Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy. |
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| [11]He puts my feet in the stocks, he watches all my paths. |
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| [12]Behold, in this you cannot justify yourself; I will answer you, that God is greater than man. |
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| [13]Why do you strive with him, seeing that he does not give an account of any of his matters |
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| [14]For God speaks once; he does not speak a second time; |
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| [15]In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering upon the bed; |
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| [16]Then he opens the ears of men, and humbles them according to their rebelliousness. |
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| [17]That he may cause man to depart from his evil-doings, and remove pride from him; |
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| [18]He spares his soul from corruption, and his life from perdition |
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| [19]Man is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain; |
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| [20]So that his flesh fails because of his fear, and his soul is not satisfied with bread, and covets food. |
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| [21]His flesh is wasted away because of his fear, so that a greater part of his bones can he seen. |
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| [22]Yea, his soul draws near to corruption, and his life to death. |
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| [23]If a man have an angel to whom one would listen once in a thousand times, the angel would show him the way of uprightness |
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| [24]And be gracious to him and say, Deliver this man lest he go down to corruption; he has found salvation; |
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| [25]Then his flesh will change to that of his childhood; and he shall return to the days of his youth; |
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| [26]And he shall pray to God, and he will hear him and be pleased with him, and God shall appear before him with glory; for he will render to men his righteousness. |
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| [27]Then the uprightness will bear witness concerning the man; and he shall say, I have truly sinned and I am at fault; and it profiteth me not; |
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| [28]Deliver my soul from perdition, and my life shall see the light |
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| [29]Lo, all these things God does three times with a man, |
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| [30]To bring back his soul from corruption, to see the light of the living. |
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| [31]Incline your ear, O Job, hearken to me; be silent, and I will speak. |
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| [32]If you have anything to say, answer me; for I desire that you may be justified. |
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| [33]But if you will not listen, then be silent, and I shall teach you wisdom |
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