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1 - And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and <FI>to<Fi> all my words give ear.

2 - Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.

3 - Of the uprightness of my heart <FI>are<Fi> my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

4 - The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

5 - If thou art able--answer me, Set in array before me--station thyself.

6 - Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> , according to thy word, for God, From the clay I--I also, have been formed.

7 - Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.

8 - Surely--thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

9 - `Pure <FI>am<Fi> I, without transgression, Innocent <FI>am<Fi> I, and I have no iniquity.

10 - Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

11 - He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

12 - Lo, <FI>in<Fi> this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

13 - Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When <FI>for<Fi> all His matters He answereth not?

14 - For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

15 - In a dream--a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

16 - Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

17 - To turn aside man <FI>from<Fi> doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

18 - He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

19 - And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones <FI>is<Fi> enduring.

20 - And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

21 - His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

22 - And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

23 - If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter--one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

24 - Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

25 - Fresher <FI>is<Fi> his flesh than a child's, He returneth 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.

27 - He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

28 - He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

29 - Lo, all these doth God work, Twice--thrice with man,

30 - To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 - Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I--I do speak.

32 - If there are words--answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

33 - If there are not--hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.