Job 33
1 “But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
2 Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
12 Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.
13 Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
16 He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
18 to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
19 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
23 Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
24 to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
25 then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.
26 He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto man his righteousnes.
27 Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
30 to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
33 But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
