< Job 13 >

1 There! all it has seen eye my it has heard ear my and it has understood it.
“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
2 Like knowledge your I know also I not [am] falling I more than you.
What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
3 But I to [the] Almighty I will speak and to argue to God I desire.
Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
4 And but you [are] smearers of falsehood [are] physicians of worthlessness all of you.
You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
5 Who? will he give certainly you will be silent! and it may become for you wisdom.
If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
6 Listen to please argument my and [the] contentions of lips my pay attention to.
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
7 ¿ for God will you speak unrighteousness and for him will you speak? deceit.
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
8 ¿ Face his will you lift up! or? for God will you argue a case!
Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
9 ¿ [will it be] good If he will examine you or? as deceives a person will you deceive him.
Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
10 Certainly he will rebuke you if in secrecy faces you will lift up!
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
11 ¿ Not majesty his will it terrify you and dread his will it fall? on you.
Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
12 Memorials your [are] proverbs of ash[es] [are] defenses of clay defenses your.
Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 Be silent from me so let me speak I and let it pass on me whatever.
Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
14 Concerning what? - will I take flesh my in teeth my and life my will I put? in palm my.
Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
15 There! he will kill me (to him *Q(K)*) I will hope nevertheless ways my to face his I will argue.
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
16 Also that of me [will be] for deliverance for not before him a godless [person] he will come.
Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
17 Listen completely [to] speech my and declaration my [be] in ears your.
Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
18 Here! please I have arranged a case I know that I I am in [the] right.
Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
19 Who? that will he conduct a case with me if now I will keep silent and I may expire.
Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
20 Only two [things] may not you do with me then from before you not I will hide myself.
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
21 Hand your from on me put far away and dread your may not it terrify me.
Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
22 And call and I I will answer or let me speak and respond to me.
Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
23 How many? of me [are] iniquities and sins transgression my and sin my make known to me.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
24 Why? face your do you hide and do you consider? me to an enemy of you.
Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
25 ¿ A leaf driven about will you terrify and chaff dry will you pursue?
Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
26 For you write on me bitter things and you cause to inherit me [the] iniquities of youth my.
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
27 And you put in the stock[s] - feet my so you may watch all paths my on [the] roots of feet my you make a mark.
You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
28 And he like rottenness he wears out like a garment [which] it eats it a moth.
So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

< Job 13 >