Job 33
1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth.
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words;
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 'I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.'
He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
12 Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, that God is too great for man;
Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.
13 Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words.
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 For God speaketh in one way, yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
16 Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;
That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
18 That He may keep back 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 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
23 If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;
If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
24 Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a 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 His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth 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 prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; and He restoreth unto man his righteousness.
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 cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.'
He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
28 So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light.
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,
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 the living.
That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
33 If not, hearken thou unto me; hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
