< Job 13 >
1 “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
look! all to see: see eye my to hear: hear ear my and to understand to/for her
2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
like/as knowledge your to know also I not to fall: fall I from you
3 Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
but I to(wards) Almighty to speak: speak and to rebuke to(wards) God to delight in
4 You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
and but you(m. p.) to smear deception to heal idol all your
5 If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
who? to give: give be quiet be quiet [emph?] and to be to/for you to/for wisdom
6 Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
to hear: hear please argument my and strife lips my to listen
7 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
to/for God to speak: speak injustice and to/for him to speak: speak deceit
8 Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
face: kindness his to lift: kindness [emph?] if: surely no to/for God to contend [emph?]
9 Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
pleasant for to search [obj] you if: surely no like/as to deceive in/on/with human to deceive in/on/with him
10 Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
to rebuke to rebuke [obj] you if in/on/with secrecy face to lift: kindness [emph?]
11 Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
not elevation his to terrify [obj] you and dread his to fall: fall upon you
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
memorial your proverb ashes to/for back/rim/brow clay back/rim/brow your
13 Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
be quiet from me and to speak: speak I and to pass upon me what?
14 Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
upon what? to lift: raise flesh my in/on/with tooth my and soul: life my to set: put in/on/with palm my
15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
look! to slay me (to/for him *Q(K)*) to wait: hope surely way: conduct my to(wards) face his to rebuke
16 Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
also he/she/it to/for me to/for salvation for not to/for face: before his profane to come (in): come
17 Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
to hear: hear to hear: hear speech my and declaration my in/on/with ear your
18 Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
behold please to arrange justice: judgement to know for I to justify
19 Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
who? he/she/it to contend with me me for now be quiet and to die
20 Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
surely two not to make: offer with me me then from face your not to hide
21 Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
palm your from upon me to remove and terror your not to terrify me
22 Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
and to call: call to and I to answer or to speak: speak and to return: reply me
23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
like/as what? to/for me iniquity: crime and sin transgression my and sin my to know me
24 Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
to/for what? face your to hide and to devise: think me to/for enemy to/for you
25 Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
leaf to drive to tremble and [obj] stubble dry to pursue
26 For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
for to write upon me gall and to possess: possess me iniquity: crime youth my
27 You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
and to set: put in/on/with stock foot my and to keep: look at all way my upon root foot my to engrave
28 So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
and he/she/it like/as rottenness to become old like/as garment to eat him moth