Job 13
1 “Hey, I [SYN] have seen everything [that you have seen], and I have heard and understood all [that you have said].
look! all to see: see eye my to hear: hear ear my and to understand to/for her
2 What you know, I also know; I do (not know less than/know as much as) you.
like/as knowledge your to know also I not to fall: fall I from you
3 But I would like to speak to Almighty God, [not to you]; I would like to argue with him [and prove that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong]).
but I to(wards) Almighty to speak: speak and to rebuke to(wards) God to delight in
4 As for you, you do not allow people to know the truth about me, like someone covers [up a bad surface of a wall] with whitewash [MET]. You are all like doctors [MET] [that give people] useless [medicines].
and but you(m. p.) to smear deception to heal idol all your
5 I wish/desire that you would be silent; that would be the wisest thing that you [could do].
who? to give: give be quiet be quiet [emph?] and to be to/for you to/for wisdom
6 Listen to what I will say to you now; listen while I am saying [what is true about myself].
to hear: hear please argument my and strife lips my to listen
7 Are you telling lies about me to prove God [is just in causing me to suffer]? Are you saying what is deceitful in order to benefit him?
to/for God to speak: speak injustice and to/for him to speak: speak deceit
8 Are you trying to defend him? Are you trying to prove [as you would] in a court that he is innocent?
face: kindness his to lift: kindness [emph?] if: surely no to/for God to contend [emph?]
9 If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good? Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people?
pleasant for to search [obj] you if: surely no like/as to deceive in/on/with human to deceive in/on/with him
10 If you secretly say/do things to cause God to act favorably toward you, he will surely rebuke you.
to rebuke to rebuke [obj] you if in/on/with secrecy face to lift: kindness [emph?]
11 He will certainly [RHQ] cause you to be terrified by his power/greatness; you will become extremely afraid.
not elevation his to terrify [obj] you and dread his to fall: fall upon you
12 The things that you say [that you think are] wise are [as useless as] [MET] as ashes; what you say to defend your opinions is no better than [MET] clay [that quickly crumbles].
memorial your proverb ashes to/for back/rim/brow clay back/rim/brow your
13 “So, be quiet and allow me to speak, and then it will not matter what happens to me.
be quiet from me and to speak: speak I and to pass upon me what?
14 I am ready to endure anything; I am [even] willing to risk being executed [IDM, DOU] [for what I will say].
upon what? to lift: raise flesh my in/on/with tooth my and soul: life my to set: put in/on/with palm my
15 If God kills me, then I will not have anyone else whom I can confidently expect to help me, but I am going to defend my behavior in his presence [anyway].
look! to slay me (to/for him *Q(K)*) to wait: hope surely way: conduct my to(wards) face his to rebuke
16 No wicked/godless person would dare to stand in the presence of God, [but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong], perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will save me.”
also he/she/it to/for me to/for salvation for not to/for face: before his profane to come (in): come
17 “God, listen very carefully to what I say [DOU].
to hear: hear to hear: hear speech my and declaration my in/on/with ear your
18 I am ready to prove that I am innocent, and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty.
behold please to arrange justice: judgement to know for I to justify
19 I certainly do not think [RHQ] that [you or anyone else] will say that what I say is not true; if anyone did that, I would (be silent/stop talking) and die.
who? he/she/it to contend with me me for now be quiet and to die
20 “I am requesting you to do two things for me; if you do them, I will (not hide from you/come and stand in front of you) [LIT].
surely two not to make: offer with me me then from face your not to hide
21 [The first thing that I request is that you] stop punishing [IDM] me; and [the second thing that I request is that you] stop causing me to be very terrified.
palm your from upon me to remove and terror your not to terrify me
22 You speak [first], and then I will reply; or allow me to speak first, and [then] you reply.
and to call: call to and I to answer or to speak: speak and to return: reply me
23 What have I done that is wrong? What sins have I committed? Show me how I have disobeyed you.
like/as what? to/for me iniquity: crime and sin transgression my and sin my to know me
24 Why (do you refuse to be friendly with/have you abandoned) me [IDM]? Why do you (act toward me as though I am/consider me to be) your enemy?
to/for what? face your to hide and to devise: think me to/for enemy to/for you
25 I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a leaf that is blown by the wind; why are you trying to cause me to be afraid [RHQ]? Why are you pursuing me? Am I [useless, nothing more than a bit of] dry chaff [RHQ]?
leaf to drive to tremble and [obj] stubble dry to pursue
26 [It seems that] you are writing things to accuse me [of doing things that are wrong], even recalling bad things that I did when I was young.
for to write upon me gall and to possess: possess me iniquity: crime youth my
27 [It is as though] you have fastened my feet with chains [to prevent me from walking], and you watch me wherever I walk; [It is as though] you even look closely at my footprints [to see where I have gone].
and to set: put in/on/with stock foot my and to keep: look at all way my upon root foot my to engrave
28 [As a result], my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood, like a piece of cloth that is eaten by [larvae of] moths.”
and he/she/it like/as rottenness to become old like/as garment to eat him moth
