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Job 33
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1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
1But now, Job, please listen to my speech and pay attention to everything I say.
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
2See, I have opened my mouth; my tongue is ready to speak.
3My wordsshall utterthe uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
3My words come from an honest heart, and my lips will speak sincerely what I know.
4The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5If thou canst, answer thou me; Setthy wordsin order before me, stand forth.
5Answer me if you can; prepare your arguments and stand before me.
6Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
6Look, I am just like you before God; I was also formed out of a piece of clay.
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
7So you don’t need to be terrified of me, and I won't be too hard on you.
8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice ofthywords, saying,
8Surely you have said these things in my hearing; I have heard the sound of your words.
9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
9You said, 'I am pure and without sin; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.'
10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy;
10You claim that God finds reasons to oppose you and treats you like His enemy.
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
11You say He puts your feet in shackles and watches every move you make.
12Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.
12But I tell you, you are wrong about this, because God is much greater than any human.
13Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
13Why do you complain against Him, arguing that He doesn't explain all His actions?
14For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.
14The truth is, God speaks in one way, or even in two ways, though people might not notice it.
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
15He speaks in a dream or a vision in the night, when people are in a deep sleep lying on their beds.
16Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
16Then He opens their ears and confirms His warnings to them,
17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;
17to turn a person away from doing wrong and to keep them from being proud.
18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
18He keeps their soul from the pit of death and their life from being destroyed by a weapon.
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
19A person is also disciplined by pain while on their bed, with constant aching in their bones.
20So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
20They lose their appetite for food, and even the most delicious meal sounds disgusting to them.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
21Their flesh wastes away until it can't be seen, and their bones, which used to be hidden, now stick out.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
22Their soul draws near to the grave, and their life nears those who bring death.
23If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;
23But if there is a messenger for them—one mediator out of a thousand—to tell them what is right,
24ThenGodis gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
24then God is gracious to them and says, 'Save them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them.'
25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth.
25Then their flesh becomes as healthy as a child's, and they return to the strength of their youth.
26He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
26They pray to God and find favor with Him; they see His face with shouts of joy, and He restores them to a right standing.
27He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
27Then they sing to other people and say, 'I sinned and twisted what was right, but I didn't get what I deserved.'
28He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
28God has rescued my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see the light again.
29Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,
29Look, God does all these things for a person twice, or even three times,
30To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
30to bring their soul back from the pit so they can be enlightened with the light of life.
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; keep quiet, and I will keep speaking.