Job 33
1 Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
“And yet, please, O Job, Hear my speech and give ear [to] all my words.
2 Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Now behold, I have opened my mouth, My tongue has spoken in the palate.
3 My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And my lips have clearly spoken knowledge.
4 The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Mighty quickens me.
5 If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
If you are able—answer me, Set in array before me—station yourself.
6 Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
Behold, I [am], according to your word, for God, I have also been formed from the clay.
7 Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
Behold, my terror does not frighten you, And my burden on you is not heavy.
8 Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
Surely you have spoken in my ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
I [am] pure, without transgression, I [am] innocent, and I have no iniquity.
10 Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
Behold, He develops hindrances against me, He reckons me for an enemy to Him,
11 He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
He puts my feet in the stocks, He watches all my paths.
12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.
Behold, you have not been righteous [in] this, I answer you, that God is greater than man.
13 Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
Why have you striven against Him, When [for] all His matters He does not answer?
14 For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
For once God speaks, and twice (he does not behold it),
15 In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
In a dream—a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
Then He uncovers the ear of men, And seals for their instruction,
17 That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
To turn aside man [from] doing, And He conceals pride from man.
18 And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
He keeps back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
19 He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
And he has been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
And his life has nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And his bones are high, they were not seen!
22 So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
And his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those causing death.
23 If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
If there is a messenger by him, An interpreter—one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness,
24 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.
Then He favors him and says, Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.
25 Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child’s, He returns to the days of his youth.
26 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.
He makes supplication to God, And He accepts him. And he sees His face with shouting, And He returns to man His righteousness.
27 He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
[Then] he looks on men and says, I sinned, and I have perverted uprightness, And it has not been profitable to me.
28 He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
He has ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life looks on the light.
29 Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
Behold, God works all these, Twice, [even] three times with man,
30 That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
Attend, O Job, listen to me, Keep silent, and I speak.
32 If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
If there are words—answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify you.
33 If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
If there are not—listen to me, Keep silent, and I teach you wisdom.”
