Job 33
1 But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear.
Hear, therefore, my discourse, I pray thee, O Job! And attend unto all my words!
2 Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken,
Behold, I am opening my mouth; My tongue is now speaking in my palate.
3 Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;
My words shall be in the uprightness of my heart; My lips shall utter knowledge purely.
4 The spirit of GOD, hath made me, and, the inspiration of the Almighty, giveth me life.
The spirit of God made me, And the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
5 If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me—take thy stand!
If thou art able, answer me; Set thyself in array against me; stand up!
6 Lo! I am like thyself toward GOD, From clay, have I been nipped off, even I!
Behold, I, like thee, am a creature of God; I also was formed of clay.
7 Lo! my terror, will not startle thee, nor, my hand, upon thee, be heavy.
Behold, my terror cannot dismay thee, Nor can my greatness be heavy upon thee.
8 But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard: —
Surely thou hast said in my hearing, I have heard the sound of thy words:
9 Pure am, I, without transgression, —Clean am, I, and have no iniquity;
“I am pure, and without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Lo! occasions of hostility, would he find against me, He counteth me an enemy to him;
Behold, He seeketh causes of hostility against me; He regardeth me as his enemy.
11 He putteth—in the stocks—my feet, He watcheth all my paths.
He putteth my feet in the stocks; He watcheth 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 thou art not right; I will answer thee; For God is greater than man.
13 Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.
Why dost thou contend with Him? For he giveth no account of any of his doings.
14 For, in one way, GOD may speak, —and, in a second way, one may not heed it: —
For God speaketh once, Yea, twice, when man regardeth it not.
15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed,
In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumber upon the bed;
16 Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;
Then openeth he the ears of men, And sealeth up for them admonition;
17 To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:
That he may turn man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.
Thus he saveth him from the pit, Yea, his life from perishing by the sword.
19 Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with a continual agitation of his bones,
20 So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
So that his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;
21 His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;
His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;
22 So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:
Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
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,
But if there be with him a messenger, An interpreter, one of a thousand, Who may show unto man his duty,
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 God be gracious to him, and say, “Save him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.”
25 His flesh hath been made fresher than a child’s, he hath returned to the days of his youth;
His flesh shall became fresher than a child's; He shall return to the days 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 to God, and he will be favorable to him, And permit him to see his face with joy, And restore unto man his righteousness.
27 He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
He shall sing among men, and say, “I sinned; I acted perversely; Yet hath he not requited me for it:
28 He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit, —and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.
He hath delivered me from going down to the pit, And my life beholdeth the light.”
29 Lo! a these things, doth GOD work, two ways, three, with a man;
Lo! all these things doeth God Time after time with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.
That he may bring him back from the pit, That he may enjoy the light of the living.
31 Mark well, O Job, and hearken to me, Be silent, and, I, will speak:
Mark well, O Job! hearken to me! Keep silence, and I will speak.
32 If there is anything to say, reply to me, Speak, for I desire to justify thee;
Yet if thou hast any thing to say, answer me! Speak! for I desire to pronounce thee innocent.
33 If not, do, thou, hearken unto me, Be silent, that I may teach thee wisdom.
But if not, do thou listen to me! Keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom!
