Job 33
1 But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear.
Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
2 Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken,
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;
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 inspiration of the Almighty, giveth me life.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me—take thy stand!
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 Lo! I am like thyself toward GOD, From clay, have I been nipped off, even I!
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Lo! my terror, will not startle thee, nor, my hand, upon thee, be heavy.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard: —
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 Pure am, I, without transgression, —Clean am, I, and have no iniquity;
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 Lo! occasions of hostility, would he find against me, He counteth me an enemy to him;
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 He putteth—in the stocks—my feet, He watcheth all my paths.
He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
12 Lo! in this, thou hast not been right—let me answer thee, 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 Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 For, in one way, GOD may speak, —and, in a second way, one may not heed it: —
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when a 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, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:
That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
18 He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
19 Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
23 If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret—one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness,
If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
24 Then hath he shewed him favour, and said, Set him free from going down to the pit, I have found a price of redemption!
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 hath been made fresher than a child’s, he hath returned 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 made supplication unto GOD, who hath accepted him, and he hath beheld his face with a shout of triumph, Thus hath he given back to 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 sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
28 He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit, —and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo! a these things, doth GOD work, two ways, three, 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, to enlighten 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, and hearken to me, Be silent, and, I, will speak:
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 If there is anything to say, reply to 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, do, thou, hearken unto me, Be silent, that I may teach thee wisdom.
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
