Job 33
1 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give 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 hath spoken in the palate.
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly 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 breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch 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 righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God 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 striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
16 Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 To turn aside man [from] doing, And 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 soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
19 And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
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, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
24 Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
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 Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth 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 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 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 looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
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 going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened 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 Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
33 If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
