Job 33
1 Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Wherefore, Job, I pray you, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2 Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
3 My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4 The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
5 If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face.
If you can answer me, set your words in order before me, stand up.
6 Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed.
Behold, I am according to your wish in God's position: I also am formed out of the clay.
7 But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee.
Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon you.
8 Now thou has said in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words:
Surely you have spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
9 I am clean, and without sin: I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10 Because he hath found complaints against me, therefore he hath counted me for his enemy.
Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me for his enemy,
11 He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths.
He puts my feet in the stocks, he marks all my paths.
12 Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
Behold, in this you are not just: I will answer you, that God is greater than man.
13 Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?
Why do you strive against him? for he gives not account of any of his matters.
14 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.
For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not.
15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds:
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn.
Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,
17 That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18 Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20 Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.
So that his life detests bread, and his soul dainty food.
21 His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers.
Yea, his soul draws near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man’s uprightness,
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness:
24 He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.
Then he is gracious unto him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 His flesh is consumed with punishment, let him return to the days of his youth.
His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him: and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice.
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.
He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
28 He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light.
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one.
Lo, all these things works God oftentimes with man,
30 That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living.
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Attend, Job, and hearken to me: and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I will speak.
32 But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just.
If you have anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 And if thou have not, hear me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
If not, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.
