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1 - And Job answereth and saith: --

2 - Truly I have known that <FI>it is<Fi> so, And what--is man righteous with God?

3 - If he delight to strive with Him--He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

4 - Wise in heart and strong in power--Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

5 - Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.

6 - Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.

7 - Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.

8 - Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

9 - Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.

10 - Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.

11 - Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.

12 - Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'

13 - God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.

14 - How much less do I--I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

15 - Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.

16 - Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear <FI>to<Fi> my voice.

17 - Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.

18 - He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

19 - If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment--who doth convene me?

20 - If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! --it declareth me perverse.

21 - Perfect I am! --I know not my soul, I despise my life.

22 - It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'

23 - If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

24 - Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not--where, who <FI>is<Fi> he?

25 - My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,

26 - They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.

27 - Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'

28 - I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.

29 - I--I am become wicked; why <FI>is<Fi> this? <FI>In<Fi> vain I labour.

30 - If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,

31 - Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

32 - But if a man like myself--I answer him, We come together into judgment.

33 - If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.

34 - He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,

35 - I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.