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Job 23
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
2Also--to-day <FI>is<Fi> my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.
2Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.
3O that I had known--and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
3If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
4I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill <FI>with<Fi> arguments.
4I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.
5I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.
5I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.
6In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth <FI>it<Fi> in me.
6Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
7There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
7There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
8Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.
8See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
9<FI> To<Fi> the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered <FI>on<Fi> the right, and I behold not.
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.
10For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me--as gold I go forth.
10For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.
11On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
11My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.
12The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
12I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.
13And He <FI>is<Fi> in one <FI>mind<Fi> , And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired--and He doth <FI>it<Fi> .
13But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.
14For He doth complete my portion, And many such things <FI>are<Fi> with Him.
14For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.
15Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
15For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.