Job 33
1 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
2 Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
3 Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
6 Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
7 Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
8 Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: —
9 'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
10 Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
11 He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man.
13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
For God speaketh once, and twice, — [and man] perceiveth it not —
15 In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
17 To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
19 And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
20 And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
21 His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
22 And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
24 Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
28 He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.
