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Job 9:1

& Then Job answered,

Job 9:2

& "In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?

Job 9:3

& "If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand {times.}

Job 9:4

& "Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?

Job 9:5

& "{It is God} who removes the mountains, they know not {how,} When He overturns them in His anger;

Job 9:6

& Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;

Job 9:7

& Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;

Job 9:8

& Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;

Job 9:9

& Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

Job 9:10

& Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.

Job 9:11

& "Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past {me,} I would not perceive Him.

Job 9:12

& "Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, `What are You doing?'

Job 9:13

& "God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.

Job 9:14

& "How then can I answer Him, {And} choose my words before Him?

Job 9:15

& "For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.

Job 9:16

& "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

Job 9:17

& "For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 9:18

& "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.

Job 9:19

& "If {it is a matter} of power, behold, {He is} the strong one! And if {it is a matter} of justice, who can summon Him?

Job 9:20

& "Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.

Job 9:21

& "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.

Job 9:22

& "It is {all} one; therefore I say, `He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'

Job 9:23

& "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

Job 9:24

& "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If {it is} not {He,} then who is it?

Job 9:25

& "Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.

Job 9:26

& "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.

Job 9:27

& "Though I say, `I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my {sad} countenance and be cheerful,'

Job 9:28

& I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.

Job 9:29

& "I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?

Job 9:30

& "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,

Job 9:31

& Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

Job 9:32

& "For {He is} not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.

Job 9:33

& "There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.

Job 9:34

& "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.

Job 9:35

& "{Then} I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.

Job 9

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