Job 13
1 See, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.
"Look, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
2 What you know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior to you.
What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
"Surely I would speak to Shaddai. I desire to reason with God.
4 But you are forgers of lies, you are all physicians of no value.
But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
5 O that you would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Oh that you would be completely silent. Then you would be wise.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will you accept his person? will you contend for God?
Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
10 He will surely reprove you, if you do secretly accept persons.
He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall on you?
Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you?
12 Your remembrances are like to ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
"Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.
Look, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
20 Only do not two things to me: then will I not hide myself from you.
"Only do not do two things to me; then I will not hide myself from your face:
21 Withdraw your hand far from me: and let not your dread make me afraid.
withdraw your hand far from me; and do not let your terror make me afraid.
22 Then call you, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer you me.
Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.
23 How many are my iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
24 Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?
Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?
25 Will you break a leaf driven to and fro? and will you pursue the dry stubble?
Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26 For you write bitter things against me, and make me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
27 You put my feet also in the stocks, and look narrowly to all my paths; you set a print on the heels of my feet.
You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumes, as a garment that is moth eaten.
though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
