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Job 23
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
WEB
World English Bible · 2000
2Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.
2Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning.
2Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
3Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne?
3Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
4I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.
4I would set judgment before him, and would fill my mouth with complaints.
4I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.
5That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
5I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.
6Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
6I would not that he should contend with me with much strength, nor overwhelm me with the weight of his greatness.
6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
7There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
7Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory.
7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
8But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.
8Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
9I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.
9If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him: if I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him.
9On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
10For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.
10But he knoweth my way, and has tried me as gold that passeth through the fire:
10But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.
11My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it.
11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
12I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.
12I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.
13For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever his soul hath desired, that hath he done.
13But he is in onemind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.
14And when he shall have fulfilled his will in me, many other like things are also at hand with him.
14For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.
15For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.
15And therefore I am troubled at his presence, and when I consider him, I am made pensive with fear.
15Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.