KJ3 Literal Translation
Job 13
1 Job reproves his friends for their partiality. 14 He professes his confidence in Jehovah, 20 and entreats to know his sins, and Jehovah's purpose in afflicting him.
1¶ Behold, my eye has seen all this; my ear has heard and understood it.
2As you know, I know, even I; not falling short of you.
3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4But you are ones smearing lies; all of you are worthless healers.
5Oh that you would stop speaking entirely, and it would be your wisdom!
6Hear now my reasoning, and attend to the arguments of my lips.
7Would you speak unrighteously for God and speak deceitfully for Him?
8Will you lift up His face, or will you contend for God?
9Or as one man mocks a man, do you mock Him? Is it good that He should search you out?
10Reproving He will reprove you if you secretly lift up faces.
11Shall not His highness make you afraid and His dread fall on you?
12Your remembered sayings are like ashes; surely your backs are backs of clay.
13¶ Be silent from me, that I may speak; and let what will pass over me.
14Why do I lift up my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my palm?
15Behold, He will cut me off; I will not wait, but I will reason out my ways before His face.
16Also He will be salvation to me, for a godless one shall not come before Him.
17Listening, listen to my word, and let my declaration be in your ears;
18Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I shall be justified.
19Who is he who will strive with me? For now I would be quiet and die.
20Only two things do not do to me, O God, then I will not hide myself from Your face:
21Remove Your palm from me, and let not Your terror make me afraid.
22Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and turn back to me.
23¶ How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my transgressions and my sin.
24Why do You hide Your face and count me for Your enemy?
25Will You terrify a leaf driven to and fro? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26For You write bitter things against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27You also put my feet in the stocks, and watch all my paths; You set a limit on the roots of my feet.
28And he wears out like a rotten thing, like a garment which a moth eats.
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