Job 33
1 And now, O Job, give ear to my words, and take note of all I say.
Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
2 See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
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 Ruler of all gives me life.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Fear of me will not overcome you, and my hand will not be hard on you.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 He puts chains on my feet; he is watching all my ways.
He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
12 Truly, in saying this you are wrong; 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 put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 For God gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it:
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;
In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
16 Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;
That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
18 To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
19 Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
23 If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to 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 And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
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 becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;
Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.
26 He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;
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 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.
He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
28 He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times,
Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
30 Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
31 Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.
If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
33 If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
