“Surely I would speak to the Almighty and I would desire to reason with God.”
Job 13
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1"Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
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2What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
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3Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
“I would speak to the Almighty and I desire to argue my case with God.”
4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
“But ye are forgers of lies. Ye are all physicians of no value.”
5If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
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6Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
“Hear now my reasoning and hearken to the pleading of my lips.”
7Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
“Will you speak wickedly for God and talk deceitfully for Him?”
“Will you speak wickedly for God, and talk deceitfully for him?”
8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
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9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
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10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
“He will surely reprove you if you do secretly accept persons.”
11Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
“Shall not His excellency make you afraid and His dread fall upon you?”
“shall not his excellency make you afraid, and his dread fall upon you?”
“Shall not his excellency make you afraid and his dread fall upon you?”
12Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
“Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.”
“Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes and your defenses are defenses of clay.”
13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
“Hold your peace. Let me alone that I may speak, and let it come on me what will.”
14Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
“Wherefore do I take my flesh and my teeth and put my life in mine hand?”
“Wherefore do I take my flesh and my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?”
“Wherefore do I take my flesh and my teeth and put my life in mine hand?”
15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
“though He slay me, I will hope in Him, yet I will argue my ways to His face.”
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him, but I will maintain my own ways before Him.”
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, but I will remain. I will maintain mine own ways before him.”
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust him. But, but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”
“though he slay me I will yet hope in him. Nevertheless I'll argue my ways before him.”
16Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
“He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite shall not come before Him.”
“He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite shall not come before him.”
17Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
“Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.”
18Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
“Behold now, I have ordered my cause. I know that I shall be justified.”
“behold, I have prepared my case. I know that I shall be in the right.”
“Behold, now I have ordered my cause. I know that I shall be justified.”
19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
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20Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
“Only do not two things unto me, then I will not hide myself from thee.”
21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
“Withdraw thine hand far from me, and let not thy dread make me afraid.”
“withdraw thine hand far from me, and let not thy dread make me afraid.”
22Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
“Then call thou, and I will answer, or let me speak, and answer thou me.”
23How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
“how many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.”
24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
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25Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
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26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
“For you write bitter things against me and you make me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”
27You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
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28So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
“he as a rotten thing consumeth as a garment that is a moth eaten.”